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OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> - 2018-06-20 10:25 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 14:40 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-20 21:55 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-20 15:28 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 15:54 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. John Halpenny <j.halpenny@rogers.com> - 2018-06-20 15:21 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-20 15:29 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 15:57 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-20 22:34 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) - 2018-06-20 22:34 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. peterwezeman@hotmail.com - 2018-06-21 00:48 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2018-06-21 06:11 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-22 10:40 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2018-06-22 21:10 -0500
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-23 03:38 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-23 05:37 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2018-06-23 22:32 -0500
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-24 07:34 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2018-06-24 10:03 -0500
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-24 19:12 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. mcdowell_ag@sky.com - 2018-06-25 21:41 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-26 08:32 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-26 10:49 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-26 11:06 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-26 12:19 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-26 12:44 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Ahasuerus <ahasuerus@email.com> - 2018-06-26 10:06 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-06-26 00:19 -0600
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. hamish.laws@gmail.com - 2018-06-26 00:04 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-26 14:42 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2018-06-26 10:46 -0600
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-26 10:07 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Lawrence Watt-Evans <misenchantedpress@gmail.com> - 2018-06-26 10:50 -0400
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-06-27 08:30 -0600
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-26 08:17 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-20 22:29 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 16:00 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. John Halpenny <j.halpenny@rogers.com> - 2018-06-20 16:30 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 16:53 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 15:56 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. mcdowell_ag@sky.com - 2018-06-20 21:22 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-06-21 14:53 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-22 10:38 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-06-21 13:12 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-21 20:43 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-06-21 14:39 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-06-21 14:59 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. John Halpenny <j.halpenny@rogers.com> - 2018-06-21 18:28 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-22 03:53 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-06-26 00:25 -0600
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-26 14:49 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-06-27 08:32 -0600
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Juho Julkunen <giaotanj@hotmail.com> - 2018-06-22 14:23 +0300
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-22 07:49 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. John Halpenny <j.halpenny@rogers.com> - 2018-06-22 09:11 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-22 16:43 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) - 2018-06-22 17:13 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-06-26 00:28 -0600
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-06-23 10:50 +0100
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-06-23 13:34 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-06-23 07:13 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-06-23 15:35 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-06-23 17:13 +0100
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-06-24 16:27 +0000
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-06-23 07:49 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Steve Dodds <sdodds@nova-optical.com> - 2018-06-20 16:42 -0600
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 18:01 -0500
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 16:16 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. Ahasuerus <ahasuerus@email.com> - 2018-06-22 19:20 -0700
Re: OT - For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. "artyw2@yahoo.com" <artyw2@yahoo.com> - 2018-06-24 09:40 -0700
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| From | Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> |
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| Date | 2018-06-23 07:13 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <91cddccd-5d72-4924-85b6-c846759fb0d8@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #494113 |
On Saturday, 23 June 2018 14:34:56 UTC+1, D B Davis wrote: > Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > > On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:23:21 +0300, Juho Julkunen <giaotanj@hotmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >>In article <6fbe18e9-da5a-4b66-9f17-f0fe95e34744@googlegroups.com>, > >>j.halpenny@rogers.com says... > >>> > >>> Birth control, modern medicine and expensive college have certainly > >>> changed the situation, but have they changed it enough? If I have > >>> one child and all of the advantages of modern technology, and you > >>> have 10 kids and 5 of then die, your kids still outnumber mine, and > >>> your grandchildren will outnumber mine by 25 to 1. Since I can't say > >>> that this is a good or bad thing, perhaps we shouldn't even talk > >>> about it. > >> > >>Three things: > >> > >>1) Genetics of intelligence, which still lacks a satisfactory > >>definition, are complicated. > >> > >>2) Smart parents tend to have less smart children, and dumb parents > >>tend to have smarter children, because reversion to the mean is a > >>thing. > >> > >>3) The elite have worried about the unchecked procreation of the > >>unwashed masses dumbing the population down for at least two centuries, > >>quite possibly a lot longer. > > > > The elite are not necessarily any brighter than the unwashed masses, > > either. Luckier, perhaps, but outside of Known Space that isn't a > > heritable characteristic (although trust funds can be). > > Callidetic [1] genes may also play a role on Earth, where only males who > "get lucky" (so to speak) with the fairer sex are allowed to procreate. > > Note. > > 1. "The Weapon Shops of Isher" (van Vogt) uses "callidetic" to describe > people with endemic, chronic, good luck. One of the things that's on my > back-burner is to figure out that word's etymology. > It originally struck me as a combination of calli + detic. Calli > comes from the Greek word Kallos 'beauty,' which left the suffix detic > behind as an enigmatic part of the puzzle. > This morning, a combination of callid + etic seems more plausible. > Although the callid prefix doesn't appear in my _Oxford Dictionary_, it > does appear online [1]. It means "characterized by cunning or > shrewdness; crafty." For our purposes, the suffix etic more-or-less > means "outside of society" or "outsider." > Following this line-of-thought, callidetic means "crafty outsider." > There's also a fly-in-the-ointment. The prefix comes from Latin while > the suffix comes from Greek. Does that sort of thing happen in the > English language? > > Note. > > 1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/callid We /were/ talking about "hybrid words" quite recently. Me: <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.arts.sf.written/lxn5QUWwz4Q/gd48z1EABAAJ>
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| From | D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> |
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| Date | 2018-06-23 15:35 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <20180623b@crcomp.net> |
| In reply to | #494114 |
Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, 23 June 2018 14:34:56 UTC+1, D B Davis wrote:
<snip>
>>
>> Note.
>>
>> 1. "The Weapon Shops of Isher" (van Vogt) uses "callidetic" to describe
>> people with endemic, chronic, good luck. One of the things that's on my
>> back-burner is to figure out that word's etymology.
>> It originally struck me as a combination of calli + detic. Calli
>> comes from the Greek word Kallos 'beauty,' which left the suffix detic
>> behind as an enigmatic part of the puzzle.
>> This morning, a combination of callid + etic seems more plausible.
>> Although the callid prefix doesn't appear in my _Oxford Dictionary_, it
>> does appear online [1]. It means "characterized by cunning or
>> shrewdness; crafty." For our purposes, the suffix etic more-or-less
>> means "outside of society" or "outsider."
>> Following this line-of-thought, callidetic means "crafty outsider."
>> There's also a fly-in-the-ointment. The prefix comes from Latin while
>> the suffix comes from Greek. Does that sort of thing happen in the
>> English language?
>>
>> Note.
>>
>> 1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/callid
>
> We /were/ talking about "hybrid words" quite recently. Me:
> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.arts.sf.written/lxn5QUWwz4Q/gd48z1EABAAJ>
google doesn't work for me these days because it uses too many unknown,
and therefore untrusted, java scripts from all over creation. (You know
me :0) ) OTOH, a plain vanilla search of my personal usenet archive
seems to reveal the pertinent thread. This link may, or may not, work
from within a newsreader:
news:eec75cc7-4b81-410f-ae9e-836c1217b102@googlegroups.com
In the end, a Roman-Grecian "hybrid word" is OK. With the disclaimer
that it's potentially a "barbarous neologism" according to Henry
Havelock Ellis (as Kevrob points out in his followup to my question).
Your own erudite contribution to that other thread didn't fully
register with me until now.
✍
Thank you,
--
Don
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| From | Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> |
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| Date | 2018-06-23 17:13 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <2cssid5f45oc7iio821vpj2mcqn9tjg9nj@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #494119 |
On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:35:05 -0000 (UTC), D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> wrote: >google doesn't work for me these days because it uses too many unknown, >and therefore untrusted, java scripts from all over creation. (You know >me :0) ) Have you tried duckduckgo for searching? They're of the same mind. https://duckduckgo.com/ Cheers - Jaimie -- "We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the Complete Works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true." - Robert Wilensky, University of California
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| From | D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> |
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| Date | 2018-06-24 16:27 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <20180624a@crcomp.net> |
| In reply to | #494121 |
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:35:05 -0000 (UTC), D B Davis <g@crcomp.net>
> wrote:
>
>>google doesn't work for me these days because it uses too many unknown,
>>and therefore untrusted, java scripts from all over creation. (You know
>>me :0) )
>
> Have you tried duckduckgo for searching? They're of the same mind.
> https://duckduckgo.com/
Do you remember scroogle.org? It sure was a hoot, while it lasted.
duckduckgo's actually my go-to search engine these days. But, it,
along with just about every other search engine, returns far too much
noise unless you include a double-quote "" somewhere in your search
phrase and lock it down to a worthy website with the site: argument
(eg site:freebsd.org). But even duckduckgo doesn't work too well with
usenet for me.
https://duckduckgo.com/html/&q="barbarous+neologism"+rec.arts.sf.written+site:groups.google.com
ultimately links to groups.google.com and its mandatory, unknown,
untrusted scripts.
https://duckduckgo.com/html/&q="barbarous+neologism"+site:rec.arts.sf.written.narkive.com
https://duckduckgo.com/html/&q="barbarous+neologism"+rec.arts.sf.written+site:narkive.com
also do not seem to work right, for me.
✍
Thank you,
--
Don
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| From | Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> |
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| Date | 2018-06-23 07:49 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <384bf5a6-be6a-4098-9909-eb40a87363cb@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #494113 |
On Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 9:34:56 AM UTC-4, D B Davis wrote: > Following this line-of-thought, callidetic means "crafty outsider." > There's also a fly-in-the-ointment. The prefix comes from Latin while > the suffix comes from Greek. Does that sort of thing happen in the > English language? > > Note. > > 1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/callid This came up recently. Search on "barbarous neologism," or, less judgmentally, "hybrid word." Television would be one example. Kevin R
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| From | Steve Dodds <sdodds@nova-optical.com> |
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| Date | 2018-06-20 16:42 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <NaednVX-LPHKRbfGnZ2dnUU7-RednZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #493856 |
On 6/20/2018 11:25 AM, a425couple wrote:
> from
> http://bigthink.com/brandon-weber/every-10-years-humans-got-smarter-thats-now-reversing
>
>
> For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing.
> June 14, 2018 by BRANDON A. WEBER
> Article Image
> The Flynn effect appears to be in retrograde. (Credit: Shutterstock/Big
> Think)
> There's a new study out of Norway that indicates our—well, technically,
> their—IQs are shrinking, to the tune of about seven IQ points per
> generation.
>
> Scientists from Norway's Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research
> analyzed 730,000 IQ tests given to Norwegian men before compulsory
> military service from 1970 to 2009, and this is their conclusion.
>
>
> If the trend continues—indeed, if it's even real—that means about 10
> generations from now, we'll see a slow decline that actually means IQs
> at the top end will drop from >130 ("Very Superior")," to <69
> ("Extremely Low"). Kinda terrifying, isn't it?
>
>
> It's a reversal of what's known as the Flynn effect, named after the
> psychologist who first noticed that IQs increased in at least the first
> part of the 20th century.
>
> There are a host of potential explanations that are still being
> explored, all the way from environmental problems and diet to lack of
> exercise and staring at screens.
>
> But one that actually seems a more genuine culprit is this: IQ tests are
> designed to rely more upon rote memorization whereas schools and even
> electronic devices used by students rely on the ability to find things
> via Google and other means, which may indicate there is no real change
> in intelligence but rather in how younger people learn these days.
>
> However, the scientists Bernt Bratsberg and Ole Rogeberg have written a
> paper making the strong case that the decrease is environmental (and one
> of them actually talks about the IQ test possibility).
This is the plot of the movie "Idiotcracy"
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| From | Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-06-20 18:01 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <pgembn$ch4$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #493856 |
On 6/20/2018 12:25 PM, a425couple wrote:
> from
> http://bigthink.com/brandon-weber/every-10-years-humans-got-smarter-thats-now-reversing
>
>
> For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing.
> June 14, 2018 by BRANDON A. WEBER
> Article Image
> The Flynn effect appears to be in retrograde. (Credit: Shutterstock/Big
> Think)
> There's a new study out of Norway that indicates our—well, technically,
> their—IQs are shrinking, to the tune of about seven IQ points per
> generation.
...
Ah, the premise for the awesome movie "Idiocracy":
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy
"Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American", is selected
by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation
program. Forgotten, he awakes five centuries in the future. He discovers
a society so incredibly dumbed down that he's easily the most
intelligent person alive. "
I just want to know where I can buy the recliner with the builtin toilet
so I don't have to get up to go to the bathroom !
Lynn
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| From | Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-06-20 16:16 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <XnsA907A57D1E3DEtaustingmail@69.16.179.42> |
| In reply to | #493904 |
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote in
news:pgembn$ch4$1@dont-email.me:
> I just want to know where I can buy the recliner with the
> builtin toilet so I don't have to get up to go to the bathroom !
>
I suspect Amazon has them. Certainly, they exist. They're usually
called something like "gamer's chairs."
--
Terry Austin
Vacation photos from Iceland:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/collection/QaXQkB
"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
-- David Bilek
Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.
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| From | Ahasuerus <ahasuerus@email.com> |
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| Date | 2018-06-22 19:20 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <2cf54a1b-eab1-4f54-a968-595c78c6bad3@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #493856 |
On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 1:25:46 PM UTC-4, a425couple wrote: > from > http://bigthink.com/brandon-weber/every-10-years-humans-got-smarter-thats-now-reversing > > For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. [snip-snip] My robot tells me not to worry about it. After all, humans have already created robots; anything else they might do would be a nice but decidedly optional bonus. Humans might as well kick back, relax, play computer games and watch (computer-animated) superhero movies.
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| From | "artyw2@yahoo.com" <artyw2@yahoo.com> |
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| Date | 2018-06-24 09:40 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <0440e04d-a2a6-4732-b4d9-aafbdd0aced3@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #493856 |
On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 1:25:46 PM UTC-4, a425couple wrote: > from > http://bigthink.com/brandon-weber/every-10-years-humans-got-smarter-thats-now-reversing > > For most of history, humans got smarter. That's now reversing. > June 14, 2018 by BRANDON A. WEBER > Article Image > The Flynn effect appears to be in retrograde. (Credit: Shutterstock/Big > Think) > There's a new study out of Norway that indicates our—well, technically, > their—IQs are shrinking, to the tune of about seven IQ points per > generation. Mine has been going down 7 points a year. I tried that "Double your IQ or no money back" offer, but it didn't help. At least I had a Groupon.
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