John Englart<p>The New York Times has an article on How Heat Affects the Brain. High temperatures can make us miserable. Research shows they also make us aggressive, impulsive and dull.</p><p>Record temperatures in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heatwaves</span></a> are ocurring in North America, Europe, Middle East, China, Asia this northern summer.</p><p>Worth reading. It is a gift link from my subscription </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatwave</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HeatHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeatHealth</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/heatimpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatimpacts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/extremetemperatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremetemperatures</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/well/mind/heat-affect-brain-emotions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7E0.jmRe.ctsIcoIlxuHy&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/06/19/well/mi</span><span class="invisible">nd/heat-affect-brain-emotions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7E0.jmRe.ctsIcoIlxuHy&smid=url-share</span></a></p>
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John Englart<p>This is why I've been distracted the last five days (since June 9). A deep dive reading the 539 page review report on design, use and impacts of synthetic turf in public open spaces by the NSW Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer. 77 pages of report based on 462 pages of scientific assessment and responses in 19 appendices.</p><p>This is a globally significant current science based assessment on synthetic turf in public open space. My comments and summary:<br><a href="https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/06/major-scientific-review-of-synthetic.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">takvera.blogspot.com/2023/06/m</span><span class="invisible">ajor-scientific-review-of-synthetic.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/SyntheticTurf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SyntheticTurf</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ArtificialTurf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialTurf</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ArtificialGrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialGrass</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FakeGrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeGrass</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AirPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollution</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HeatImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeatImpacts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HealthImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthImpacts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EnvironmentalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalPollution</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PlasticsCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticsCrisis</span></a></p>
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