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Flynn Effect

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IQ

People Are Getting Dumber: The Flynn Effect Goes Into Reverse

Is it genes, or have we "started building a stupidity-inducing environment"?

Ronald Bailey | 6.15.2018 2:45 PM

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Average IQ Scores Have Risen 30 Points During the Past 100 Years

Did folks back in 1900 really have IQs averaging 70 points?

Ronald Bailey | 6.1.2015 3:06 PM

Fertility

Smart Women Don't Have Babies

Ronald Bailey | 7.31.2014 12:07 PM

Science & Technology

The Smart Are Getting Smarter and More Girls Are Good At Math

Ronald Bailey | 1.30.2013 2:40 PM

IQ

American IQs in 1900 Averaged 67 Points

Ronald Bailey | 12.13.2012 11:05 AM

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