IQ scores are dropping
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🗓️ 23 March 2023
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| 0:00.0 | From 1932 until just recently on average, IQ scores went up three to five points per decade |
| 0:09.6 | and it's something called the Flynn effect. |
| 0:11.8 | What? |
| 0:12.8 | The Flynn effect. |
| 0:13.8 | What in the world is that? |
| 0:14.8 | It's the name of this phenomenon. |
| 0:16.8 | It's an effect, Rob. |
| 0:17.8 | Yeah, it's an effect. |
| 0:18.8 | It's the Flynn effect. |
| 0:19.8 | You know the thing. |
| 0:20.8 | The thing. |
| 0:21.8 | However, there's a new study out from Northwestern University saying that we are currently in a reverse |
| 0:26.6 | Flynn effect. |
| 0:27.6 | Oh. |
| 0:28.6 | We're dumbing down. |
| 0:29.6 | Sure. |
| 0:29.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:30.8 | So. |
| 0:31.8 | Okay. |
| 0:32.8 | For the past 10 years, the scores have been going down. |
| 0:37.1 | Wasn't this in IQs? |
| 0:38.1 | It isn't as interesting that we're doing this story now because remember we had when |
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