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That explains the presence of all the low IQ dummies at CMU down the road. :P All these claims about the cognitive problems resulting from pollution don’t adeq
by shas3 7y ago
That explains the presence of all the low IQ dummies at CMU down the road. :P
All these claims about the cognitive problems resulting from pollution don’t adequately explain how so many good universities and schools world over are in polluted urban areas.
- acollins1331 7y agoThis is a really dumb comment. Long term cognitive effects from air pollution are not enough to make a genius into a bumbling idiot. Colleges and schools are in cities because that is where the people are. Presenting their location as evidence that air pollution can't contribute to cognitive decline makes 0 sense.
- PascLeRasc 7y agoOur college grad "brain drain" rate is around 50%, the worst in the country according to this article: https://www.citylab.com/life/2016/03/which-metros-are-best-at-keeping-their-college-graduates/473604/ https://www.citylab.com/life/2016/03/which-metros-are-best-a...
- lawrencevillain 7y agoIt's not "the worst", according to your article it's in the top 10 worst but there are literally 9 other worse metros before it. Also this is from 2016 I'm curious to see how it's changed in the past 4 years since the growth of Uber, Argo, Google, etc...
- PascLeRasc 7y agoWhoops, you're right, I misread the chart.