People Getting Dumber? Human Intelligence Has Declined Since Victorian Era, Research Suggests
The Huffington Post | By Macrina Cooper-White Our technology may be getting smarter, but a provocative new study suggests human intelligence is on the decline. In fact, it indicates that Westerners have lost 14 I.Q. points on average since the Victorian Era. What exactly explains this decline? Study co-author Dr. Jan te Nijenhuis, professor…