Are We Becoming too Dumb to Solve the Big Problem of Climate Change?
Recent studies suggest that various pollution sources contribute to the […]
Date Posted:
October 29, 2018
Recent studies suggest that various pollution sources contribute to the decline of cognitive abilities, IQ scores, human intelligence. Could this trend potentially affect our collective efforts to combat climate change?
- Sources
- Video narrated by Cormac Bren – Sound and Music by Epic Stock Media http://epicstockmedia.com – Additional video material via Pixabay.com, NASA, and Unsplash.com
- IQ scores are falling and have been for decades, new study finds https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/13/health/falling-iq-scores-study-intl/index.html
- High CO2 Levels Inside & Out: Double Whammy? https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2016/07/indoor-co2-dumb-and-dumber
- Air pollution causes ‘huge’ reduction in intelligence, study reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/27/air-pollution-causes-huge-reduction-in-intelligence-study-reveals
- Xi Chen discusses the study he co-authored on air pollution and intelligence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W3bCOr5rqo
- If we were really smart, we’d get over our fixation on the IQ test https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/17/dumbing-down-or-need-better–smarter-measure
- Are we getting smarter or dumber, or both? Frank Salter interviews Michael A. Woodley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Taw5O7-VKks
- Teaser image via https://unsplash.com/photos/XhMSz5I1kn8 Photo by Alex Iby on Unsplash
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