Why are our IQs Falling?

Sign up for a CuriosityStream subscription and also get a FREE Nebula subscription (the streaming platform built by creators): http://CuriosityStream.com/TLDRdaily Daily Briefing YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tldrdaily Daily Briefing Podcast: https://art19.com/shows/the-daily-briefing It turns out that for the last couple decades IQ scores have been falling in developed nations. So we wanted to unpick what's happening and some of the reasons which could explain this falling intelligence level... 💬 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tldrnewsglobal 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tldrnewsglobal 🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews 🗣 Discord: https://tldrnews.co.uk/discord/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding TLDR Store: https://www.tldrnews.co.uk/store TLDR TeeSpring Store: https://teespring.com/stores/tldr-spring Learn About Our Funding: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding TLDR is all about getting you up to date with the news of today, without bias and without filter. We aim to give you the information you need, quickly and simply so that you can make your own decision. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by just a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, following, and backing us on Patreon. Thanks! ///////////////////////// 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient#Current_tests 2 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8659667/ 3 - https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/nutrition-effects-of-iodine-deficiency 4 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8162884/ 5 - https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1969-08119-001 6 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289615000082 7 - https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/more-school-more-challenging-assignments-add-higher-iq-scores/ 8 - https://www.statista.com/statistics/236087/us-school-enrollment-rates-by-age-group/ 9 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289615000082 10 - http://www.iapsych.com/iqmr/fe/LinkedDocuments/dutton2013.pdf 11 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289607000189 12 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289604000522 13 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289612001055 14 - http://www.iapsych.com/iqmr/fe/LinkedDocuments/dutton2013.pdf 15 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289617302787 16 - https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country 17 - https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/education_and_intelligence-part_4_the_flynn_effect 18 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042097/ 19 - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/toxic-cocktail-9780190260934