Believe it or not, this is not satire.
Phys.org gives a very good description of what the manuscript reveals:
Climate change has many widespread and complicated effects on the well-being of people and the planet, and a new study in iScience on June 13 has now added a surprising one to the list. After analyzing the language used in seven million parliamentary speeches around the world, it shows that high temperatures lead to a significant and immediate reduction in politicians' language complexity.
The results suggest that rising heat may come with impacts on our cognitive abilities with real and immediate consequences, the researchers say. The study also showcases an innovative use of computational methods, including automated text analysis combined with global meteorological data, to assess the broader impacts of climate change on human health and performance.
"Heat has long been associated with a range of negative health outcomes, including increased risk of decreased productivity and cognitive performance," says Risto Conte Keivabu of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany. "Our study highlights that this phenomenon extends to politicians, who are tasked with critical responsibilities."
However, The Publica also reveals some important facts about the study's authors, Risto Conte Keivabu and Tobias Widmann, in that their research may be politically motivated resulting from prior research:
Keivabu, whose research interests are in climate change, socio-demographic inequalities and demography, is one of Widmann's academic assistants. Widmann has previously published articles with titles such as Does Radical-Right Success Make the Political Debate More Negative? and How Emotional Are Populists Really? ...
The study goes on to take a swipe at populist leaders that use "less complex language" in order to "manipulate their voters," with Keivabu and Widmann suggesting that the right-wing will benefit from the impact of climate change on intelligence.
"Studies indicate that language complexity of political language has steadily decreased over the past 200 years. Furthermore, concerns are often brought forward in connection to rising populist movements and prominent populist leaders, who allegedly use less complex political language in order to strategically appeal to and manipulate their voters," they write. "Studies provided evidence for populists' use of simpler political language and for the consequences of less complex language on voters."
How very convenient that this comes out prior to upcoming elections. Right-wing populist parties made huge gains in the European Union parliament recently. France's elections take place on June 30th in which the right-wing populist National Rally party is expected to do very well, and United State's elections is in November that will be a re-match between Donald Trump (another right-wing populist) and Joe Biden.
Climate change can be blamed for anything. But, in this case, it was an attempt to try to insult political opponents. However, Joe Biden has been talking incomprehensively and acting strange for sometime and it isn't due to climate change.
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