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Saket Sambhav
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ADJUVA LEGAL® • 18h
Pollution Is Dimming Our Children’s IQ We keep asking: "Why can't kids sit still anymore?" We blame screens. We blame Instagram. We blame "lazy" parenting. But we are ignoring a much bigger, invisible thief- POLLUTION We are poisoning their attention spans. For decades, IQ scores rose steadily (the Flynn Effect). Now, in many places, they are stalling or dropping. A growing body of research up to 2025 points to a culprit we often ignore: Pollution. It’s not just about "saving the polar bears." It’s about saving the developing brain. ✅ Air Pollution: PM2.5 particles bypass the blood-brain barrier, inflaming the very neurons responsible for memory and focus. ✅ Lead & Heavy Metals: Even "safe" levels are now linked to permanent IQ drops in children living in older housing. ✅ Pesticides: Chemicals designed to attack insect nervous systems are confusing the developing nervous systems of our kids. This is not just a health crisis. It is a justice crisis. The children breathing the dirtiest air are often the ones already fighting the hardest battles against poverty and systemic inequality. If we want to fix education, we have to fix the environment. You cannot teach a child effectively if the air they breathe is dimming their cognitive potential. I wrote a deep dive on the latest science linking pollution to cognitive decline - and what we can do about it. Read the full article here: https://medium.com/@saket-sambhav/kids-cognitive-scores-are-dropping-and-pollution-is-a-big-reason-d319c235db6e
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