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11/28/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Polluted air can cause a reduction of a person’s apparent education level and IQ

The effects of pollution goes beyond physical health – it affects even one’s intelligence. A recent study found that people exposed to high levels of pollution can experience decreases in mental performance equivalent to losing a year in your education. The study was conducted in China, a country that currently has air pollution levels at […]

10/05/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Disturbing study finds that humans are getting progressively dumber – IQ points now dropping by 7 points with each new generation

The dumbing down of civilization has been codified in a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A pair of researchers from Norway found that average IQ levels are dropping precipitously, and that with each new generation, people in general are becoming progressively less intelligent. After evaluating the test […]

04/04/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Yes, you can exercise your brain to dramatically improve cognitive performance

According to the results of a study, if a group of participants is instructed to perform “an effective strategy for a working memory training task,” they are able to immediately improve their performance similarly to individuals who have taken part in a typical working memory training without strategy instructions for a month or longer. Based on the study, […]

03/15/2018 / By Edsel Cook

More like humans than most realize, Asian elephants are very social creatures with complex personalities

The great 17th century French tragedian Peter Corneille once said that elephants are like people, only more so. Well, a new Finnish study proved that Asian elephants developed personalities and social needs in much the same way that humans do, reported a ScienceDaily article. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Turku in Finland. They investigated a […]

01/04/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

More reasons to feed your kids fish: It helps them sleep better and nourishes their nervous system, study finds

Children who eat fish at least once a week have higher intelligence quotients (IQs) and enjoy better sleep. This was the conclusion that researchers from the University of Pennsylvania came to in their study, reported the DailyMail.co.uk. The study is the first of its kind to connect fish consumption to improved cognition and sleep. As […]

10/31/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Are you a daydreamer? A new study says that means you’re extra smart and creative

Do you find your mind wandering at work? New research reveals that daydreaming is not actually bad; instead it is a sign that you are smart and creative, as reported by the Science Daily. “People tend to think of mind wandering as something that is bad. You try to pay attention and you can’t,” said […]

10/31/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Domesticated dogs have been dumbed down over the centuries, losing the higher intelligence of wild dogs who can calculate “cause and effect”

Wolves have been shown in past studies to be better at learning from each other than dogs, and they also observe each other more closely. Now, we can add cause-and-effect skills to the list of areas in which wolves reign superior after a new study that compared the reasoning skills of human-socialized wolves to those […]

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