Showing posts with label Flynn Effect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flynn Effect. Show all posts

Monday, February 02, 2015

Will Our Grandkids Be Smarter, Smart Enough to Fix Everything We've Broken?

It's called the Flynn Effect.  Put simply, we're getting smarter at the rate of .3 IQ points every year.  That's 3 IQ points every decade and it's happening everywhere, not just in the advanced, advantaged nations.

Here's James Flynn.



Perhaps our civilization's best hope is that our grandkids will be smart enough by the time they take the reins of power to fix everything we've broken.  Let's hope.