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DISTURBING STUDY FINDS THAT HUMANS ARE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY DUMBER – IQ POINTS NOW DROPPING BY 7 POINTS WITH EACH NEW GENERATION
The dumbing down of civilization has been codified in a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
A pair of researchers from Norway found that average IQ levels are dropping precipitously, and that with each new generation, people in general are becoming progressively less intelligent.
After evaluating the test scores of more than 730,000 young men, the Norwegian duo learned that IQ levels are dropping by about seven points per generation.
These findings mirror those uncovered by a separate by related study out of Great Britain, which revealed that IQ levels have been dropping by between 2.5 – 4.3 points per decade ever since the end of World War II.
This is a sharp contrast to the state of human intelligence during the first half of the Twentieth century, when average IQ scores were rising at a steady rate.
So what might be the cause of this sudden change where we’re seeing people becoming dumber rather than smarter?
#Fluoride chemicals directly linked to lowered #IQ
Perhaps the more accurate question here is what are the causes, plural, of this steady IQ drop in the modern population?
Research out of Harvard University from several years back identified one prominent culprit: artificial #water #fluoridation.
Based on the Ivy League analysis, children who drink #fluoridated water have “significantly lower” #IQ levels than children who consume clean, non-fluoridated water.
The dumbing down of civilization has been codified in a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
A pair of researchers from Norway found that average IQ levels are dropping precipitously, and that with each new generation, people in general are becoming progressively less intelligent.
After evaluating the test scores of more than 730,000 young men, the Norwegian duo learned that IQ levels are dropping by about seven points per generation.
These findings mirror those uncovered by a separate by related study out of Great Britain, which revealed that IQ levels have been dropping by between 2.5 – 4.3 points per decade ever since the end of World War II.
This is a sharp contrast to the state of human intelligence during the first half of the Twentieth century, when average IQ scores were rising at a steady rate.
So what might be the cause of this sudden change where we’re seeing people becoming dumber rather than smarter?
#Fluoride chemicals directly linked to lowered #IQ
Perhaps the more accurate question here is what are the causes, plural, of this steady IQ drop in the modern population?
Research out of Harvard University from several years back identified one prominent culprit: artificial #water #fluoridation.
Based on the Ivy League analysis, children who drink #fluoridated water have “significantly lower” #IQ levels than children who consume clean, non-fluoridated water.
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Disturbing study finds that humans are getting progressively dumber – IQ points now dropping by 7 points with each new generation
The dumbing down of civilization has been codified in a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A pair of researchers from Norway found that average IQ [...]
🧬 Don’t Even Go There
The National Institutes of Health now blocks access to an important database if it thinks a scientist’s research may enter “forbidden” territory.
A policy of deliberate ignorance has corrupted top scientific institutions in the West. It’s been an open secret for years that prestigious journals will often reject submissions that offend prevailing political orthodoxies—especially if they involve controversial aspects of human biology and behavior—no matter how scientifically sound the work might be. The leading journal Nature Human Behaviour recently made this practice official in an editorial effectively announcing that it will not publish studies that show the wrong kind of differences between human groups.
American geneticists now face an even more drastic form of censorship: exclusion from access to the data necessary to conduct analyses, let alone publish results. Case in point: the National Institutes of Health now withholds access to an important database if it thinks a scientist’s research may wander into forbidden territory. The source at issue, the Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP), is an exceptional tool, combining genome scans of several million individuals with extensive data about health, education, occupation, and income. It is indispensable for research on how genes and environments combine to affect human traits. No other widely accessible American database comes close in terms of scientific utility.
Sometimes, NIH denies access to some of the attributes that I have just mentioned, on the grounds that studying their genetic basis is “stigmatizing.” Sometimes, it demands updates about ongoing research, with the implied threat that it could withdraw usage if it doesn’t receive satisfactory answers.
What is #NIH’s justification? Studies of intelligence do not pose any greater threat to the dignity of their participants than research based on non-genetic factors. With the customary safeguards in place, research activities such as genetically predicting an individual’s academic performance need be no more “stigmatizing” than predicting academic performance based on an individual’s family structure during childhood.
📝: The American government forbids any further research on the proven #genetic links to #race and #IQ
🔗 https://www.city-journal.org/article/dont-even-go-there
The National Institutes of Health now blocks access to an important database if it thinks a scientist’s research may enter “forbidden” territory.
A policy of deliberate ignorance has corrupted top scientific institutions in the West. It’s been an open secret for years that prestigious journals will often reject submissions that offend prevailing political orthodoxies—especially if they involve controversial aspects of human biology and behavior—no matter how scientifically sound the work might be. The leading journal Nature Human Behaviour recently made this practice official in an editorial effectively announcing that it will not publish studies that show the wrong kind of differences between human groups.
American geneticists now face an even more drastic form of censorship: exclusion from access to the data necessary to conduct analyses, let alone publish results. Case in point: the National Institutes of Health now withholds access to an important database if it thinks a scientist’s research may wander into forbidden territory. The source at issue, the Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP), is an exceptional tool, combining genome scans of several million individuals with extensive data about health, education, occupation, and income. It is indispensable for research on how genes and environments combine to affect human traits. No other widely accessible American database comes close in terms of scientific utility.
Sometimes, NIH denies access to some of the attributes that I have just mentioned, on the grounds that studying their genetic basis is “stigmatizing.” Sometimes, it demands updates about ongoing research, with the implied threat that it could withdraw usage if it doesn’t receive satisfactory answers.
What is #NIH’s justification? Studies of intelligence do not pose any greater threat to the dignity of their participants than research based on non-genetic factors. With the customary safeguards in place, research activities such as genetically predicting an individual’s academic performance need be no more “stigmatizing” than predicting academic performance based on an individual’s family structure during childhood.
📝: The American government forbids any further research on the proven #genetic links to #race and #IQ
🔗 https://www.city-journal.org/article/dont-even-go-there
City Journal
Don’t Even Go There
The agency now restricts access to an important database if it thinks a scientist’s research may enter “forbidden” territory.