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Carbon dioxide may reduce our cognitive functions
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Video published by Tom Scott
Kurtis Baute locked himself inside a homemade biodome to explain that some of our habits are rather dangerous. Excess CO2 in the air we breathe could reduce our ability to think.
He says that 60 years ago, CO2 in the atmosphere was around 300 parts per million (ppm). Today, because of industrialization and petroleum exhaust, we would be at 400 ppm in natural areas. In urban areas, it would be around 500 ppm.
Also, since most people spend most of their time indoors, sometimes in poorly ventilated spaces, levels can reach 1000 ppm. A study was carried out in a 1000 ppm environment and concluded that there would be a 15% decrease in cognitive abilities.
In schools in Texas, Idaho and Washington, they found that in at least 15% of classrooms the CO2 level was above 1000 ppm.
They also confirmed that at 1400 ppm cognitive functions had dropped by 15%.
At 2000 ppm, the side effects are:
- Nausea
- Loss of attention
- Headache
- Drowsiness
- Loss of concentration
- Increased heart rate
Here is the link to this study
The CO2 level in bedrooms and cars frequently reaches 4,000 ppm, and motorcycle helmets also commonly trap you in a narrow environment of 10,000 ppm.
The lethal level is 40,000 ppm. Kurtis Baute estimates that by the end of the century the minimum level would be 695 ppm, which implies that globally, as a species, we would have lost 10 to 16% of our cognitive functions.
To conclude, he invites us to open the window and always make sure to ventilate your living space.
Carbon dioxide may reduce our cognitive functions
Information
Video published by Tom Scott
Kurtis Baute locked himself inside a homemade biodome to explain that some of our habits are rather dangerous. Excess CO2 in the air we breathe could reduce our ability to think.
He says that 60 years ago, CO2 in the atmosphere was around 300 parts per million (ppm). Today, because of industrialization and petroleum exhaust, we would be at 400 ppm in natural areas. In urban areas, it would be around 500 ppm.
Also, since most people spend most of their time indoors, sometimes in poorly ventilated spaces, levels can reach 1000 ppm. A study was carried out in a 1000 ppm environment and concluded that there would be a 15% decrease in cognitive abilities.
In schools in Texas, Idaho and Washington, they found that in at least 15% of classrooms the CO2 level was above 1000 ppm.
They also confirmed that at 1400 ppm cognitive functions had dropped by 15%.
At 2000 ppm, the side effects are:
- Nausea
- Loss of attention
- Headache
- Drowsiness
- Loss of concentration
- Increased heart rate
Here is the link to this study
The CO2 level in bedrooms and cars frequently reaches 4,000 ppm, and motorcycle helmets also commonly trap you in a narrow environment of 10,000 ppm.
The lethal level is 40,000 ppm. Kurtis Baute estimates that by the end of the century the minimum level would be 695 ppm, which implies that globally, as a species, we would have lost 10 to 16% of our cognitive functions.
To conclude, he invites us to open the window and always make sure to ventilate your living space.
Carbon dioxide may reduce our cognitive functions
Information
Video published by Tom Scott
Kurtis Baute locked himself inside a homemade biodome to explain that some of our habits are rather dangerous. Excess CO2 in the air we breathe could reduce our ability to think.
He says that 60 years ago, CO2 in the atmosphere was around 300 parts per million (ppm). Today, because of industrialization and petroleum exhaust, we would be at 400 ppm in natural areas. In urban areas, it would be around 500 ppm.
Also, since most people spend most of their time indoors, sometimes in poorly ventilated spaces, levels can reach 1000 ppm. A study was carried out in a 1000 ppm environment and concluded that there would be a 15% decrease in cognitive abilities.
In schools in Texas, Idaho and Washington, they found that in at least 15% of classrooms the CO2 level was above 1000 ppm.
They also confirmed that at 1400 ppm cognitive functions had dropped by 15%.
At 2000 ppm, the side effects are:
- Nausea
- Loss of attention
- Headache
- Drowsiness
- Loss of concentration
- Increased heart rate
Here is the link to this study
The CO2 level in bedrooms and cars frequently reaches 4,000 ppm, and motorcycle helmets also commonly trap you in a narrow environment of 10,000 ppm.
The lethal level is 40,000 ppm. Kurtis Baute estimates that by the end of the century the minimum level would be 695 ppm, which implies that globally, as a species, we would have lost 10 to 16% of our cognitive functions.
To conclude, he invites us to open the window and always make sure to ventilate your living space.
