Andy’s Quick Hits (85): Poor Air Lowers Cognition and Productivity in Offices

Andy Hab
3 min readSep 13, 2021

I’ve been in a few stinky, sweltering offices in my time. What do these researchers mean by poor air?
In this study they were measuring “fine particle matter” — that’s pollution from things like car exhausts, and CO2 levels which is indicative of poor ventilation. Precisely that stuffy feeling when 12 of you cram into a small meeting room for a couple of…

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Andy Hab

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