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Study: “Human Intelligence is on the Decline” | toteachornototeach

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Study: “Human Intelligence is on the Decline”

Research Shows Idiots Are On
The Rise, Intelligence On The Decline


by Daniel Doherty
Yah don’t say. Setting aside the fact that literacy rates are generally higher today than they were, say, a hundred years ago, can there be any doubt that people are becoming increasingly less intelligent? A new study merely “suggests” human intelligence is in free fall, but I don’t think it takes a social scientist or dedicated academic to reach that conclusion. Do you?
Our technology may be getting smarter, but a provocative new study suggests human intelligence is on the