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You Have More Influence Over Your IQ Than You Think, New Study Suggests

New research complicates the old consensus that IQ is largely fixed, and that’s good news for anyone looking to boost their intelligence. As someone who writes for the internet, I can tell you any ...
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IQ scores are falling and have been for decades, new study finds

(CNN) — IQ scores have been steadily falling for the past few decades, and environmental factors are to blame, a new study says. The research suggests that genes aren’t what’s driving the decline in ...
STAT

The truth behind that viral study on fluoride and IQ

A version of this essay first appeared in Jess Steier’s newsletter, “Unbiased Science.” Fluoride is having a rough day in the court of public opinion. The National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of ...
CNN

Children exposed to higher fluoride levels have lower IQs, a government study finds

A rigorous nine-year research review looking at the relationship between fluoride and intelligence in children concludes that as fluoride levels rise, IQ drops. Every 1 part per million increase in ...
CNN

IQ scores are falling and have been for decades, new study finds

IQ scores have been steadily falling for the past few decades, and environmental factors are to blame, a new study says. The research suggests that genes aren’t what’s driving the decline in IQ scores ...