The TED conference has just started in California. It would be nice to be there enjoying some warm sunshine rather than shivering in the cold. At least Wigan hasn't been affected by the snow which has caused London and other parts of the country to grind to a halt!
I noticed the following posted on the TED blog - the slide show from a talk that took place today.
Plants are often proposed as a way of improving the indoor environment and there have been claims before about how they can remove air pollutants in "sick buildings". They can also, possibly, have other benefits by raising humidity in dry buildings, particularly in the winter in Britain when damp cold air is brought into the building and warmed up causing the relative humidity to plummet with consequent problems due to dry eyes, sore throats etc. The claims made in this presentation are pretty dramatic. I'll be interested to watch the video when its eventually posted on the TED site and would like to see more detail of their results to see whether the claims are justified.
(TED is an annual conference that defines its mission as "ideas worth spreading". The lectures, called TED Talks, cover a wide range of topics. The talks from past events are gradually being published via their website from where they can be viewed directly or downloaded)
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