Werner Troesken | MIT Press, 2008 | Book
A riveting primer on lead poisoning from drinking water, how it has been chronically underdiagnosed for over a century and how it remains a source of prolonged public health harm in the United States.
William Finnegan | The New Yorker, 2016 | Article
A synopsis of the shocking cover-ups, scientific misconduct and corruption at US government agencies, including the US EPA and CDC, regarding the Washington DC lead in drinking water crisis in the 2000s.
Marc Edwards | YouTube, Michigan Engineering | Watch
Flint whistleblower Dr. Marc Edwards talks about his journey working with residents uncovering the DC and Flint lead-in-water crises — and the personal and professional peril that accompany speaking out against corrupt systems and defending the public welfare.
William Deresiewicz | Free Press, 2014 | Book
A book for all ages, but especially one that every parent should read and gift to their kid in high school. Deresiewicz encourages self-reflection, asks deep questions while choosing a career path and implores students of college and life not to join rat races mindlessly in pursuit of society-inflicted ideals.
Philip Zimbardo | TED, 2008 | Watch
A harrowing analysis of the torture and abuse of Abu Ghraib prisoners by US army personnel during the Iraq War, the potent temptation to conform in groups and the powerful message of making heroism second nature in society.