Nell Watson

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Nell Watson is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between December 28, 2021 and November 04, 2022. The archive places it in contexts such as “Nell Watson, $1,000, to work”; “Nell Watson, $1,000, to work on a hazard symbol for endocrine disruptors”; “Nell Watson reports that ‘we were able to charm the IEEE’“. It most often appears alongside 1DaySooner, ACX Grants, African Swine Fever.

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  • Category: People
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: December 28, 2021
  • Last seen: November 04, 2022

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December 28, 2021 · Original source
Nell Watson, $1,000, to work on a hazard symbol for endocrine disruptors. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals found in plastics and other artificial products that mimic natural hormones and probably contribute to obesity and other health issues. Eleanor says she is less interested in money than in spreading the word, so I am giving her a token grant and a link to her website https://www.endohazard.org/
November 04, 2022 · Original source
10: Hazard Labeling For Endocrine Disruptors (8/10) Nell Watson reports that “we were able to charm the IEEE into hosting our standards development process, start to finish! The standard development project is now formally registered as IEEE 3173. Our first Working Group meeting to develop the formal standard will be on November 18th 2022 at 16:00 UK time.”