Tag: Flynn’s effect
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How average IQ may have risen by 30 points: From medieval peasants to modern Europeans
Walk through a medieval European village. Most people cannot read. Childhood diseases are everywhere. Food shortages are common. Parasites, contaminated water, and recurring epidemics shape everyday life. Children work from an early age instead of attending school. Scientific thinking barely exists outside monasteries and a handful of universities. Now compare that world with modern Europe.…