A theory credits lead poisoning as one of the causes of Roman Empire decline. Romans knew about lead dangers, but that theory is still fascinating.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_the_Roman_Empire#Lead_poisoning mic 2013/2/17 Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com>: > I posted this after hearing a radio show about the research. That > showed focused on the possible causes of the decline of crime in New > York city during the 1990s. Mayor Rudy Giuliani's "no-broken window" > policy is usually cited as the cause, but the researcher argues it may > simply have be a delayed effect of the declining lead level which > began in the Mid 1970s. > > Harry > > On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> There has been good evidence of this for many years. >> >> There is a horrifying example of an apartment complex built over a highway >> in the 1950s, exposed to the fumes of the cars with leaded gasoline. Large >> number of children raised there became violent. >> >> - Jed >> >
