Are we getting smarter?
by James Robert Flynn · first published 2012
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"The 'Flynn effect' is a surprising finding, identified by James R. Flynn, that IQ test scores have significantly increased from one generation to the next over the past century. Flynn now brings us an exciting new book which aims to make sense of this rise in IQ scores and considers what this tells us about our intelligence, our minds and society. Are We Getting Smarter? features fascinating new material on a variety of topics including the effects of intelligence in the developing world; the impact of rising IQ scores on the death penalty, cognitive ability in old age and the language abilit
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…information so maybe some readers here will appreciate more information. A recent book that goes into great detail about what the subtest scores of IQ tests show about what happens to people as they age is Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century by James R. Flynn, http://www.amazon.com/dp/1107609178/learninfreed a scholar who has been researching IQ test raw score trends and what they mean for more than…
on “Brain Functions That Improve with Age” ↗I'm reading Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century by James R. Flynn, http://www.amazon.com/dp/1107609178 the latest nonfiction book by an expert author, and I'm really liking it a lot. I highly recommend at least…
on “Ask HN: Book recommendations?” ↗…comment already posted here mentions the writings of James R. Flynn. Readers interested in more detail about historical trends in human intelligence are well advised to read James R. Flynn's new book Are We Getting Smarter? Flynn's book deals with much more recent times (just the last century) but has the advantage of being based on actual IQ tests. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1107609178 http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/isbn/item6835805/Are%2...…
on “Is human intellect on the downward slide? (debunked)” ↗Links to information about the book under review, Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century by James R. Flynn: http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item6835805/?site... http://www.amazon.com/Are-We-Getting-Smarter-Twenty-First/dp... (The three…
on “Flynn’s IQ” ↗…discussion of this idea in the actual science online sites rather than just in gee-whiz popular articles, I would think that there is more "there" here. Have you seen reviews of James R. Flynn's new book Are We Getting Smarter? Flynn's book deals with much more recent times (just the last century) but has the advantage of being based on actual IQ tests. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1107609178 http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/isbn/item6835805/Are%2...…
on “Are People Getting Dumber? ” ↗…century, and supports the claim with a wide variety of evidence. However the author also posits that whether intelligence is increasing is still controversial and difficult to prove conclusively. [1] Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_-ykOVpRccC
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