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It might not be a health risk, but I found this study [1] interesting. It showed impaired decision making at CO2 levels that you could encounter indoors.

[1] "Is CO2 an Indoor Pollutant? Direct Effects of Low-to-Moderate CO2 Concentrations on Human Decision-Making Performance" . https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548274/

You should get some of these LeadCheck swabs and test the dust and painted surfaces in your environment: https://www.amazon.com/3M-717834209102DUPE-LeadCheck-Swabs-8... .

1) You drive.

2) The robot helps you drive.

3) You help the robot drive.

4) The robot drives.

I am excited for the discovery of the specific causes behind this general effect. Especially if some specific interventions are possible.

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I think many publications are "BuzzFeed for (x)". For example, here are two articles about sandwiches:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/14/dining/field-g...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kaylayandoli/all-anyone-really-wants...

An easy way to play around with parametric or specification based custom manufacturing is by making custom food (like sandwiches) for people, but only accept orders in a standard computer readable format.

Interesting questions are raised. Is there a limit to topping counts? Is there an implied order to toppings? If toppings have a cost, do you calculate that as the supplier or leave that to the consumer? How do you make sure an order is vegetarian? What do you do if you can't fulfill an order due to topping shortage?

Also, if it's that kind of party, people will start making their own food order generators, raising another set of interesting questions.