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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

On a related note, it turns out that CO2 emissions also impair cognition. So, by the time the crisis peaks everybody is going to be too cognitively impaired to actually do anything about it.

https://www.colorado.edu/mechanical/2020/04/21/continued-co2-emissions-will-impair-cognition

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We're too cognitively impaired to do anything about it right now.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

there's certainly a good case for that too

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good thing we have AI to do our thinking for us then

[–] jawhar@dayza.com 5 points 1 week ago

Plot twist: the AI data centers are generating half that CO2. It isn't doing our thinking for us, it's just slow-cooking us.

@Evilsandwichman @yogthos

[–] trilobite@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But AI will fix it for us ...

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

Hoping a chatbot can save us is a sign of cognitive impairment.

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] fishy@lemmy.today 8 points 1 week ago
[–] nehal3m@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago

Oh well, my retirement plan was dying anyway.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Effects of indoor plants on CO2 concentration, indoor air temperature and relative humidity in office buildings

We examined the impact of indoor plants on air quality parameters in office environments, focusing on relative humidity, indoor air temperature, and CO2 concentration. Our findings demonstrated that, while indoor plants significantly increase relative humidity, they had a negligible effect on indoor air temperature and CO2 concentration in the offices we sampled. This suggests that while plants can enhance comfort in dry indoor environments, their role in regulating temperature and CO2 levels is limited.

I guess I’d need to invest in a CO~2~ scrubber.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have no idea what the cost, efficacy, or availability of this product is. https://hydrocell.fi/en/air-cleaners-carbon-dioxide-filters-and-dac-appliances/uniqfresh-air-cleaners/

The only maintenance required is changing of the activated-carbon filter every six months, and replacement of the HEPA filter every five years. In normal use, the carbon dioxide filter cassette has a lifetime of at least 15 years.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

yeah seems like co2 scrubbing isn't really geared towards home use

[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So people with asthma and COPD probably also already have high saturation.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323363

For the unfamiliar, ~~expectation~~ expiration of used air is not fully achieved.

I hate autocorrect

[–] dropdrip@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Scuba-gear will be the fashion. Subscribe to FreshAer(TM) for a discount on breathing-tanks.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

that's it, they will finally be charging us a subscription for breathing.

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago