The world's carbon-dioxide problem doesn't just affect the atmosphere — the gas is starting to fill our homes, schools, and offices, too.
Indoor levels of the gas are projected to climb so high, in fact, that they could cut people's ability to do complex cognitive tasks in half by the end of the century.
That prediction comes from three scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania, who presented their findings last week at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The study is still under peer review but available online in the repository Earth ArXiv.
The findings show that, if global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to rise on their current trajectory, the concentration of CO2 in the air could more than double by 2100. Based on measurements of how humans function in spaces with that much CO2, the scientists warn, we could find ourselves scoring 50% lower on measures of complex thought by the end of the century.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday February 18 2020, @03:34AM (2 children)
You're an idiot for thinking I assumed they agreed with me on anything at all.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 18 2020, @06:21PM (1 child)
Fair enough, but you're an idiot for saying "there are whole great swaths of things you're not even allowed to consider studying because it wouldn't be PC."
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday February 20 2020, @03:22AM
No, that's a cold, hard fact. Racial to IQ correlations? The medical causes of gender dysphoria? How strongly culture affects income? How many examples would you like?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.