Monday, December 11, 2017

Industrial Revolution sequelae

Industrial Revolution Left a Damaging Psychological Imprint on Today’s Populations

by Neuroscience News
Image shows an old photo of factories.
The team controlled for an extensive range of other possible influences – from competing economic factors in the 19th century and earlier, through to modern considerations of education, wealth and even climate. NeuroscienceNews.com image is adapted from the University of Cambridge news release.
People who are historically more reliant on the coal industry tend to have more negative personality traits, University of Cambridge researchers report. The researchers believe this could be a lasting effect of the Industrial Revolution.
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