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exboyfil

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6. Here is a story
Sun May 22, 2022, 07:00 PM
May 2022

It says outdoor levels of 930 ppm will lead to indoor levels of 1400 ppm. Projected cognitive decline of 25%.


I see CO2 scrubbers in our homes and businesses in the future.


They found that if the outdoor CO2 concentrations do rise to 930 ppm, that would nudge the indoor concentrations to a harmful level of 1400 ppm.

"At this level, some studies have demonstrated compelling evidence for significant cognitive impairment," said Anna Schapiro, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and a coauthor on the study.

"Though the literature contains some conflicting findings and much more research is needed, it appears that high level cognitive domains like decision-making and planning are especially susceptible to increasing CO2 concentrations."

In fact, at 1400 ppm, CO2 concentrations may cut our basic decision-making ability by 25 percent, and complex strategic thinking by around 50 percent, the authors found.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200421/Atmospheric-CO2-levels-can-cause-cognitive-impairment.aspx

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At around 1000ppm, people become 20 pct dumber. roamer65 May 2022 #1
Data from Earth's past holds a warning for our future under climate change Celerity May 2022 #2
... roamer65 May 2022 #3
After seeing your post, I borrowed the book for the library Javaman May 2022 #22
It is. roamer65 May 2022 #23
in the very first paragraph... Javaman May 2022 #24
Yes, royally. roamer65 May 2022 #25
But that's the reality we have to deal with. hunter May 2022 #26
One point that often doesn't get mentioned. roamer65 May 2022 #5
At that rate, True Dough May 2022 #4
Here is a story exboyfil May 2022 #6
Idiocracy is coming. roamer65 May 2022 #9
Cognitive impairment, Delphinus May 2022 #13
It's damned near impossible for an affluent North American not to be complicit in this. hunter May 2022 #7
Well said Doc Sportello May 2022 #8
it is hard to deal with, as if I had to name one word to describe the American zeitgeist, it is Celerity May 2022 #10
Per capita emissions is a garbage stat Mosby May 2022 #14
So? hunter May 2022 #15
I was using per capita gdp numbers. Mosby May 2022 #16
Well, that's our problem in a nutshell. hunter May 2022 #18
Good points. nt. Mosby May 2022 #19
Excellent points, hunter. calimary May 2022 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 2022 #17
Kick! burrowowl May 2022 #11
Shit. Glad I'm 70. dchill May 2022 #12
Yeah. I know how you feel, my friend. calimary May 2022 #21
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