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USGS uses machine learning to show large lithium potential in Arkansas

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280 points antidnan | 2 comments | 22 Oct 24 17:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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chromatin ◴[22 Oct 24 17:30 UTC] No.41916576[source]▶
Serious question:

Given the mood alerting properties of lithium, are people living here chiller than would be expected (controlling for instance for poverty / SES) ?

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janice1999 ◴[22 Oct 24 18:08 UTC] No.41916981[source]▶
Potentially. See "Lithium in drinking water linked with lower suicide rates" [1].

[1] https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/lithium-in-drinking-water-linked-...

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thesuitonym ◴[22 Oct 24 18:31 UTC] No.41917239[source]▶
I would assume any positive effects are balanced out by living in Arkansas.
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sizzzzlerz[dead post] ◴[22 Oct 24 18:34 UTC] No.41917262{3}[source]▶
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1. ethanwillis ◴[22 Oct 24 18:50 UTC] No.41917414{4}[source]▶
I have to ask. Why would you say this?
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2. edm0nd ◴[22 Oct 24 18:52 UTC] No.41917427[source]▶
You aint never been to Arkansas have ya? Its a meth joke.