This is your brain on air pollution | María Neira
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
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Air pollution knows no borders -- even in your own body, says public health expert María Neira. In this startling talk, she describes how the microscopic particles and chemicals you breathe affect all your major organs (including your brain) and calls on both the public and those in power to take action to stop the sources of pollution.
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As an expat living in Hanoi Vietnam (one of the most polluted cities on Earth), this video helps explain why I worry so much about potentially living here long term. This air pollution will hurt us in more ways than we can imagine.
I even made a few videos talking about things I hate in Vietnam, and the pollution has to be the worst of them all!
When I was in school, a grilling restaurant pushed the whole smoke right in the school. I means it could be normal but *NO,* Smoke from that restaurant was ×100 other restaurants combine !
Can we talk about how off the counter to 10secs was at the beginning? It almost took double than it was intended to, even without looking at a clock it was obvious... :D
start at 32 end at 52 so yeah it was double
That kinda destroys the validity of the talk... have all numbers been doubled for the sake of FUD? :(
She explained later why... listen the video.
This is a long 10 second....😛
This is your brain: 🥚
This is your brain on air pollution: 🍳
Really?
@@allisond.46 yes
i love ted talks because i'm always well informed
The sources of air pollution, you forgot one source that causes much distress to a large part of the human population, and I'm not even refering to tobacco smoke. I am referring to fragrance. That over-powerful stence that drifts out of people's laundry products, body sprays, cleaning products and 'air freshners'. Nevermind the other chemical compounds in them.
I have lived through several total nightmares due to these products and have had no where to turn to prevent the suffering.
My first assult was the neighbour at my previous residence using phenol bin cleaner to clean her bin ever week. A pool of tipped out polluted water out-gassed the odourous chemicals all week and my side of the duplex filled up with them. Even with all the windows open. This must have been affecting me more than just the strong smell as when they then poured large amounts of the product into their garage (in the middle of the duplex) i was severely affected by the continuous out-gassing chemicals.
I had to live in a closed-up house for months starting with the height of Summer. A wet humid Summer at that. I could get no help from the council or the department of housing (the landlord), or the state government or legal assistance.
I was trapped in a house i could not open without it being polluted by my neighbour's pollution. I was depressed, suicidal and defenceless. I was treated like nothing more than a nuisance by most of those who i turned to to help me and laughed at by my neighbour. Eventually i managed to get one kind hearted council environment officer to get them to stop using the product.
My life slowly began to return to a type of normal, that was after i had scrubbed the mould and mildew growth from my ceiling and walls the consequence of living, cooking, showering and leaving my laundry up to dry out in a closed box.
Then, after about 5 years of living in fear the nightmare returned. I had often smelt the strong smell of something coming from the house. It drifted across into mine and i again endured it as best as i could. But one night i came home and it was so strong that my face was burning while i was merely trying to turn the key to get home. I thought it was strong disinfectant or something. Again no help. Eventually i discovered it was laundry related.
She hung her laundry in the garage to dry, much of it hand washed and dripping wet.
This time it was more than just my neighbour's pollution causing me distress. It started to come from everywhere. New strong-fragranced laundry products.
It was not just the incense isle that i had to avoid.
I eventually was forced to move from my home of 20 years at my sickest just to survive.
I was left coughing and more at every exposure to the new laundry products.
In short fragrance is an invasive pollutant that is causing distress to around 1/3 of the human population while others are addicted to it and small children are unable to escape its effects on their bodies. Anne Steinemann does much research on fragrance. ( anne.steinemann@unimelb.edu.au )
I have read much on what misery these products cause to those other 'sensitive' folks like myself. There are plenty of Facebook groups and pages of people who are afflicted by everyday loved and embraced less visible pollution that, because it is sold by the shops, we can get no assistance from by the powers that be.
In your addressing of this subject of air pollution and its effects on the human body don't ignore the products that fill homes. Fragrance is found in nearly everything from toilet paper and bin bags to laundry products and aftershave. And it has no restrictions on where it goes once the genie is out of the bottle.
In short: The more other stuff there is in the air, the less room there is for oxygen, and the harder it becomes for the human body to process it. If your brain doesn't get enough oxygen, your ability to reason weakens. Impurities in the air also accumulate in your body over time, gradually causing things like inflammation, plaque, poisoning, cancer, and ultimately organ failures. The impurities will also transfer to a fetus and affect its development. There's only one atmosphere, we all need to breathe, and air pollution has no boundaries. :|
Thank you for posting this speech. Because of my pollen allergy, I'm reacting to air pollution very sensitively. In Shanghai, I can see the government is very pushing the electric cars and energy-saving stuff, there are more and more people care about the pollution, and we can do better, I'm sure. I hope this could be seen by more people, other than hurting our lungs, air pollution would also hurt our brain. This is severe.
JiJi Jiang 💯
I know that my allergy is caused by unhealthy air quality. When I spend a day in nature, it dissapears
Wow, this is amazing speech. I can take a lot of knowledge from Maria Neira. Thank you for your attention to environment future especially to air pollution.. Good job :)
TED as it used to be, thanks!
She talked about the real issue that we are all facing in past years. But no one care about it . You know what 7 million death means . But we ignore it . Our surroundings affect us mentally, physically and socially . Not an air pollution , but there are so many reasons that affects are environment . We need to act. We need to do something . We need to protect our world.
18 March 2020
I am battling air pollution on a daily basis. It is an environmental situation more than what one person can cope with. I get allergy and feel choking constantly. Every hour or so I have to flush my nostrils to clear the suffocation caused by allergy.
I can testify about the loss of life’s quality without knowing or telling the statistics. This is an ongoing issue and old problem-deadly but gradual to show-air pollution!
When a statistic is revealed, not everyone pays due attention and respect unless the damage is personal and immediate. Virtually everything in modern living creates harmful substances-the materials used in building and furniture, overwhelming traffic pollution every minute (land, sea and sky), floating debris such as lint of all sorts from synthetic clothing. Digital gadgets in the way how they were overproduced and disposed of, etc.
Incidentally, I have been using a bicycle for 10 years now. In the past, I used to note air pollution but without counting myself. In effect, each person driving is creating the pollutant for him/herself.
The next big one is industrial pollution. I have personal experience in asbestos abatement work. Despite the stinging standard, the workers can release the pollutant out of neglect, forced job quota or equipment failure, etc.
Then there is the dreadful burning of landfill materials…plastics and other chemical products.
So, the bottom line is personal conscience and public awareness. The most important thing is to do one’s part. When it gets to a breaking point, such as Corona virus, it is a sealed deal! It is like rolling the dice, no one knows who will get hit!!!
Great point, but how can you use a bicycle if you have such bad respiratory problems?
To reply to Alison D. :
I appreciate the video and information. Just thought I share my personal experience with the public about air pollution, in the hope it will raise more awareness. Like eco problem, one person cannot solve a collective cause.
I do not have a respiratory problem. I have problem with air pollution that causes loss of life quality and health damage. Currently, there is an increase of asthma among children population. In my case, it is only allergy that rarely causes casualty, though it may.
Riding a bicycle is an alternative to preserve cleaner air. It is more practised in N. European counties. The benefits are instant. Vehicles by electrical power and wind-turbines now are being engaged/developed in earnest throughout other elite counties.
It is because breathing clean air is a fundamental necessity to life. Collective wrong doing can cause ultimate doom, and in-between, lots of damages and sufferings, such as brain damage, etc. (even before a fetus is born).
For example, a few decades ago, China had the largest bike population/usage in the world. Now under the economic frenzy, people are sustaining health damage of all sorts. In Shanghai, children are kept indoor because of air pollution. People have to use air purifying machine inside their apartment [if they can afford it]. Still, the air is slightly contaminated comparing with 80% pollution index outdoor. There are villages that have 90% cancer rate!
This kind of scenario is not unlike Corona Virus-it inflicts even at a larger scale on a daily basis-only that the death toll is slow-going and subterranean.
It will be good if people do their part to be rational about responsibility on Earth! We are literally buying time!
i am really grateful for this information.
Please address depression, psychotic disorders and schizophrenia. Psychiatrists don't have this information or don't see the link, and keep treating all people with psychiatric medications.
Most of them want to actually see people get better, but don't know what to do.
This is not only about death, but also about suffering!
What if we would also do simple things like bring air purifiers to hospitals that don't have them, I have seen in several cases the rooms of staff having them, but not the rooms of patients...
I thank you for addressing this!
The topic is very serious.we should take urgent action.
An amazing speech! 👏🏻
This is a very relevant issue that needs the attention of people and government.
Can we do it. I became aware of this during my flying training days and gave a 10 minutes talk to the class way back in 1965.
Doing a project on air pollution this talk is coming in handy
Nice video
I am battling air pollution on adaily basis now its time to make an important decision for our next generation
Good talk on air pollution
GREAT 👍
Huh, so white pants for purity, blue shirt for sky, and tan coat for “pollution”
need a motivation, love to see these videos , to help human in true way
stopping breathing is agood exercise for lungs .
really? Got Sources?
شما مطمئن هستید؟
دکتر؟
Ye I’m gonna try it with a rope.
When I was in my hometown, the air quality was terrible😷
I tried to do a Geo project on a similar topic to this.
Who is in charge and how to get them to take action now?
Just something else to remind us how small and insignificant we really are.
Now it's time to make an important decision for our next generation.
Also, what can we do as individuals to lessen the effect of air pollution on our bodies?
Anyone holding their breath when she said to hold it or its just meh??
How i can plant 1000 tree / year ? Which is best for oxygen #Egypt
Being aware of the fatal consequences of the AIR POLLUTION we don't step up, this is a sort of stupidity. We humans are still foolish combinedly.
I could stop breathing the polluted air for the rest of my life if I wanted
ikr? Big deal, dirty air bro I fart and make dirty air, whats the big woop.
Doesn't work that way, even your last breath will have pollution
😂 my favorite quote is “give a man a match and he is warm for a moment... light a man on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life.”
In the 1970s when we talked air pollution my mom would say it was nothing compared to coal fueled factories and heated homes she was around in the 1920s and 1930s. Sure, it is still not perfect, but a heck of a lot better than in the past. Always room for improvement. China has the worst toxic air in the world, closely followed by Russia and far eastern Europe (former soviet block areas). BTW, where is this speaker from? Her accent sounds familiar.
I think the "worst air" award might not go to China. Also, I think she's Spanish. I recognized the accent too.
Well if they make coal the cheapest thing then ofc. Poor people are gonna burn that.
Same as wood... They make it the cheapest and ofc. People use it.
Instead they should make what is cleanest cheapest. Essentially free energy for all could be implemented for all.
Let our taxes go for something good for a change. And give us all a task to each plant 100 trees per year...
Would be a lot of trees planted first year already.
Some place in india has trash air
Citric acid has mold and creates inflammation. So does paint and solvents.Varnish and polyurethane. That foggy feeling is your nervous system inflation. That trigger fight flight freez response.
Tell TED solution to pollution only needs to be implemented with instant technology far above advanced. Holidium Labs
Thank u all
Many people will never be bothered by air polution
Because they don't stop talking long enough to take a deep breath
As a smoker, this doesn’t sound that bad
Florian Hansch im so sorry.
As a non smoker, smoker already sounds bad
My aunt smoked. She's dead.
Allison D. Yep you’ll find most people die
@@Flozman1982 She was 52.
In Skopje 🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰 and all big cities air has so much pollution
As of 7/11/24 28 million humans are no longer with us... I wonder if our politicians know these numbers and this is thier "great" plan to solve the problem of polution.
great!
Save Our Planet
0:33 - 0:51 that’s some long 10 seconds 😂
Nice one!
why the silence over a procedure that washes the lungs, i read the subjects feel as newborn babies....
Just adapt by chiefing a cart everyday
I acknowledge the seriousness but what am i supposed to do?
fight against COAL support NUCLEAR
stop using GASOLINE start ELECTRIC
Stop driving is number one. Most of the deaths and children with cognitive/health issues due to air pollution are being poisoned by local traffic.
@@Skull_Gun liion recycling cause much more negative effects than gasoline-powered cars
Really guys? In this epidemic you have Ted talk still ongoing? Please tell me this was recorded earlier this year and not yesterday or previous weeks
Elon Tusk It’s from the TedSummit 2019
Who is Ted and why does he talk so much
I've yet to learn what the TED organization is, who sponsors it or where it has headquarters. Do you know?
Technology Entertainment Design.
sure with enough data you can show a lot of effects, but I would like to know whether the effect means 0.01 percent worse, 1% worse or sth else... no concrete numbers doesn't help me grasp what for severety is connected with the pollution
Hi Maximilian, you can do some math yourself, if you have 7 Mio annual deaths, then you have 1 in a 1000 persons dying from the effects of air pollution. Traffic in comparison is responsible for 1 in 8000 deaths. So air pollution is 8x more severe than the risk of dying in traffic. There are alot of visible protection measures taken in traffic (seat belts, airbags, automated breaks/distancing etc.), but I am not sure about air pollution, except a few environmental laws that are probably in favor of the polluters themselves (just my personal opinion). Green Greetings, Bio.Wohn.Lich
@@biowohnlich7945 as far as I know 7 mio annual deaths is a very far fetched and not very accurate number
@@maximilianv.w.955 : You might be right, but you also have to consider that multi-factorial (risk) analyses often depend on semi-quantitative methods and respective results to be feasible.
Accordingly, "Far fetched" in case of the 7 million might actually be 2-3 million or may also be 12-14 million, because both describe the presumed inaccuracy, which is actually rather imprecision.
If you take a deeper look into the mentioned 70,000 papers on air pollution and its potential health effects (including the mentioned WHO report), you will surely encounter some more precise numbers/statistics than given in the TED talk.
Being an environmental toxicologist myself, I nonetheless agree that including some of them would have made the nice talk even nicer and more comprehensive.
Leslie from Parks and Recreations has aged!
Now the planet is fighting us back. It got real.
Its reacting to what we are doing to it, not fighting back. The earth will survive, we will not unless we change our ways and stop consuming and destroying the resourses nature, the earth, made. There is enough for our need but not our greed. We all need to tread lightly on the earth, live more naturally, use less and waste less; of everything.
Why no stats? how much higher % of adhd, autism? what about the effect on produtivity? Saying it affects us negatively is like saying nothing at all, I don't think anybody thinks that air pollution is healthy.
Can be too direct with Ted. Going against mainstream science is not accepted content.
more scientific documents, papers, charts, statistics,
deposit amounts with photos needs be part of her presentation to invoke motivation into the American people.
it's time for the 90's kids to start standing up. the melenials don't have it and the older gens are dropping the ball
I think what we need to check here in the US is the haze that has covered the entire continent- I think you will find that it is responsible for the brain fog, among other things.
bro US barely has any air pollution outside big cities. Go to asia for once but even in china they're starting to get better in some places but is much worse than anywhere in a merica
fadeAway bro, the skies used to be crystal clear- you may not be old enough to remember bro, that’s why you don’t get what’s going on. They are changing the atmosphere
Not only air, water also.....
What we are gonna do?
Eat popcorn and observe? 🤣
I mean a lot of athletes, like runners and swimmers, can hold their breath for over a minute. 🤷🏼♂️
I held it for 4 minutes and 30 seconds when I was young. Here is the world record....ua-cam.com/video/L89kY5ewgqU/v-deo.html
Having no breath (oxygen) is not same as not breathing. That's her point. Probably.
I've thought about this a lot. I just smoked a zoot.
In Soviet Russia air pollution breath you
It's sad to say I live in one of most polluted city in world kanpur India
But sorry mam!! Animal Agriculture which had the one most influence on the global pollution. You not even mentioned it ?????
وماتجاوبون همج خوما همج انتن دلعونه شنو دلعونه لامااسكت مااسكت 😹😂
Ideas Like This Need To Be The Foundation Of What Our Goals Are As A Society And Need To Be Prioritized By Our Government And Legal Leaders. The Focus Of Day To Day Life As A Human Species Is Not Reaching It’s Full Potential And People With Influence And Legal Power Need To Provide More Solutions And Opportunity’s So The Quality Of Living Can Improve Globally. More Steps Need To Be Taken To Find Sustainable Solutions! UA-cam And Ted Is Great But How Can Their Be More Progress Made? How Can Regular People Be Involved. Why Is Our Legal Leader Of USA Not Addressing These Problems With The United States Government Behind Him? I Would Love To Be Apart Of The Solution And Effort Into Making Sustainable Solutions For All Of These Problems That Affect The Modern World.
So i should buy O2 cylinder and open it in home?!
It's safer to get a filter.
if that's 10sec I am 18 again...
This is your brain with blood pollution lmaol
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the virus is a sign...
I love commenting on videos even when I don’t watch them “lol” or have I ?
We should have enough with the coronavirus. Don't we?
Jonathan A. Trejos Olmos She is talking about something that costs many more lives than the pandemic. The reduction in air pollution due to the corvid-19 pandemic actually may save up to 70,000 lives worldwide.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍
I don't use my brain.
贫穷是对生命的最大威胁，非洲的人均寿命远低于发达国家！发达国家将其高污染行业转移到发展中国家，减少了本地污染，虽然给了发展中国家产生了经济效益，但是造成了发展中国家的污染，然后甩锅指责发展中国家污染环境是不负责任的，应对环境污染应该是每个国家的责任，提高能源利用率降低污染率，开发新能源及投入到新能源的应用中，这是每个国家应该做的事，而不是发达国家以环境污染为借口阻止发展中国家的发展！
Exactly.
By the way I used Google Translate to read this, so I may have missed something.
I want translation an Arabic 💔💔
you start to learn english.. it it time to learning.. because you are curious abulut kowledge and you look for solution.. you are intelligent
you are curious abaut knowledge and you look for solution.. sorry my wrong letters
همج خوما همج انتن دلعونه شنو دلعونه 😹😂
How'd you understand the talk if you're Arabic?
@@allisond.46 شنو ماذا
@@آلُٺرڪمْآنْيَهِ
آسف. كيف تفهم الفيديو إذا كنت لا تتحدث الإنجليزية؟ لم أر الترجمة العربية.
@@allisond.46 هل انت تفهم
@@mr.o أنا أتحدث الإنجليزية.
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Buy a air purifier
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ووووآووووو 🐸😹😹
Start in china
Better warn India, China, Japan and Saudia Arabia
Yeah, we should warn them about American corporations globalizing to take advantage of their cheap labor, thereby moving the most egregious of polluting processes to foreign soil. Because if they don't... dorks on the internet will think the Asians just polluted the world all by themselves.
酷いね。
Well, Albert Einstein likes to smoke a lot.
Well, if he had stopped smoking, he would've had longer life and achieved more theories
Can we talk about making money 💰?
🤣😂😂🤣😹
Ist comment....plz like
ok boomie
Yes,,that is why,,1400years ago prophet Mohhmmed (peace upon him),he decleard to not go high building but instead spread out he advised too
For vireses ,,Google Islam to lean in detail how to handle was advise 1409 ago to exactly to probs we face now of that.
That's true 🌹.
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