Dangerous air pollution is a frequent sight in cities like Delhi and Beijing, where Thomas Talhelm has lived for five years. During one bleak Beijing winter, he started building DIY purifiers and testing the air around him. In this talk, Thomas Talhelm will share what he has learned over four years of applying scientific research methods to a simple problem millions face in our everyday lives. He will share simple (frugal) steps that he has learned to dramatically reduce exposure to air pollution.
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Thomas Talhelm is an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Thomas researches how places that historically farmed rice such as southeast India and southern China have different modern-day cultures from wheat-farming areas. While living in Beijing, Thomas founded Smart Air, a social enterprise that makes low-cost DIY air purifiers to help people in China and India protect themselves from air pollution.