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Remember The ‘Crack Babies’ Scare? It Turns Out They Forgot To Use The Scientific Method.

At 0:31, we see where the “crack baby” scare started; at 6:46, we hear from one of the so-called “crack babies” herself; at 8:09, we hear the science that didn’t see the light of day back then; and at 9:30, a doctor lays down some serious truth about our society at large.

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Ari Isaacman Astles

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