With Human Intelligence Reportedly on the Decline, How Do We Reverse the Trend?
A leading scientist at Sanford University says man is no longer as bright as his ancestors, and it’s only going to get worse.
According to a recent article in USA News, we’re not as smart as we used to be — and the trend is headed in the wrong direction. Dr. Gerald Crabtree, a geneticist at Sanford, published a study that supports this finding. According to Crabtree, we peaked some 3,000 to 6,000 years ago. “I would wager that if an average citizen from Athens of 1000 BC were to appear suddenly among us, he or she would be among the brightest and most intellectually alive of our colleagues and companions, with a good memory, a broad range of ideas, and a clear-sighted view of important issues," Crabtree is quoted as writing. "Furthermore, I would guess that he or she would be among the most emotionally stable of our friends and colleagues. I would also make this …
Tammy Osier
8:13 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Think about it Elizabeth...multiple choice means that some of the test is a good guess and the other, you recognize an answer. Nothing wrong with using it as long as tests have a variety of ways to find an answer. When I was a kid, we had "fill in the blank" mostly. You had to know the answer beforehand and think it through. The thinking process has certainly tchanged the last 30 years. Might … more ›