Did lead pollution lower IQs across the Roman Empire?
@PopularScience reports on “new research linking lead air pollution to cognitive losses during the Pax Romana.”
The complete study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2419630121
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Why is there any doubt? We know chronic lead poisoning can decrease IQ, and we know that the Romans used the shit out of lead.
