Why Are We Getting Smarter

Published: July 15, 2016, 10 p.m.

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For many decades now we\\u2019ve been getting smarter. All across the planet average IQ results have been rising\\u2026 by about 3 points every ten years. It\\u2019s called the Flynn Effect and it\\u2019s changing our societies. So what is it? What causes it? And what could be the consequences if \\u2014 as seems possible \\u2014 it goes into reverse.

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