Will Natural Genetic Selection Ultimately Make Us More Dumb?

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Mon, 01/15/2018 - 3:40am

Humans aren’t necessarily becoming more dumb. However, if our genes that predispose us to spend more years in school continue to decline, it’s possible that our IQs will drop in the decades to come, according to a large study....

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