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Losing our cool
Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned World (and Finding New Ways to Get Through the Summer)
Book • 2012
This book is the first to probe the critical role that air-conditioning plays in contemporary life.
Stan Cox shows how indoor climate control is helping send the outdoor climate out of control.
Air-conditioning has transformed human experience by altering our bodies' sensitivity to heat, rates of infection, allergy, asthma, obesity, and even our sex lives.
It has also enabled an irrational commuter economy, triggered migration patterns, and created unusual workplace environments.
However, Cox argues that by combining traditional cooling methods with newer technologies, we can maintain comfort while protecting the planet.
Stan Cox shows how indoor climate control is helping send the outdoor climate out of control.
Air-conditioning has transformed human experience by altering our bodies' sensitivity to heat, rates of infection, allergy, asthma, obesity, and even our sex lives.
It has also enabled an irrational commuter economy, triggered migration patterns, and created unusual workplace environments.
However, Cox argues that by combining traditional cooling methods with newer technologies, we can maintain comfort while protecting the planet.
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Mentioned by Stan Cox when discussing the environmental impact of air conditioning.
Thermal Delight
