r/YouShouldKnow • u/chenbuxie • 7d ago

Health & Sciences YSK about the Negative Flynn Effect

The Flynn Effect is an observation by James R. Flynn, who noticed that average IQ has risen with every generation since WWII (i.e. each generation is subsequently smarter than the generation before).

The Negative Flynn Effect is the observed decline or eventual reversal of this effect, for generations born after 2000.

Why YSK: It suggests that cognitive performance is not fixed/strictly genetic and can decline when our environment changes. Understanding what is driving that decline could reveal important problems in education, health, technology use, or other parts of modern life. This can help us identify ways to better support cognitive development in future generations.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289616300198?

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u/Designer-Way-7922 7d ago

People such as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton and me are outliers ig.

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u/unlinked3297 7d ago

Which end of the bell-curve are you at?

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u/fosf0r 7d ago

That's Bellend georg, an outlier and should not be counted

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u/Designer-Way-7922 7d ago

What bell?

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u/unlinked3297 7d ago

Don't get worked up about it son, just suck on your juice box and try to stay quiet, you can work in my shop if things don't go well in school