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?
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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?
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
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
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