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Newborn's IQ drop linearly as time progress. Which means future kids are less intelligent than previous generation.

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I learned in my course that environmental pollutants such as lead, mercury and other heavy metals will bioaccumulate in the females body's and become part of the bone and calcium structures. These accumulated heavy metals will be passed on the the fetus through the fetal developmental stage and breast feeding period.

That leads to bio-magnification where even a newborn has trace amount of heavy metals that are detrimental to intelligence and devlopment and this amount gets bigger in quantity as the newborn becomes parents and repeats the cycle.
 
If that were true, then the kids being born today would be on the same inteligence scale as large rocks.
 
Very nice. Now please show us the studies that "prove this" so that we have something that's actually reliable to go on and so that we may judge the methodology and sample size appropriately instead of reacting with knee-jerk panic to something that may well only be the result of a fluke in a single study.

Also, please show the record of adult IQ declining over the years that this would lead to. Again, use valid studies and statistical methodologies.

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That assumes that all females breast feed. Many don't.

And I don't know where one would get the data, but it seems that kids are getting progressively smarter as time goes on. Just look at what they teach in middle school (formerly junior high) vs. what was taught 25-30 years ago.

I'd say that teacher's facts are a bit suspect.
 
Well considering IQ scores are normalized based on current population, it's kind of hard to say it's "dropping". And studies have shown that IQ scores continue to rise so they have to keep changing the test to normalize it to 100.
 
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Well considering IQ scores are normalized based on current population, it's kind of hard to say it's "dropping". And studies have shown that IQ scores continue to rise so they have to keep changing the test to normalize it to 100.
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So is 100 average?
 
Originally posted by: malak
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Well considering IQ scores are normalized based on current population, it's kind of hard to say it's "dropping". And studies have shown that IQ scores continue to rise so they have to keep changing the test to normalize it to 100.
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So is 100 average?
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how the heck should I know? Seems like it though.
 
Originally posted by: malak
I'm just asking. I never studied how IQ tests work, just took it to find out I was smarter than you.
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And sadly, you found out that you are not.

That should close this gaping wound of a thread.
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: malak
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Well considering IQ scores are normalized based on current population, it's kind of hard to say it's "dropping". And studies have shown that IQ scores continue to rise so they have to keep changing the test to normalize it to 100.
Click to expand...

So is 100 average?
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how the heck should I know? Seems like it though.
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Yes, they intentionally make official IQ tests to have 100 as the average score.
 
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: malak
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Well considering IQ scores are normalized based on current population, it's kind of hard to say it's "dropping". And studies have shown that IQ scores continue to rise so they have to keep changing the test to normalize it to 100.
Click to expand...

So is 100 average?
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how the heck should I know? Seems like it though.
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Yes, they intentionally make official IQ tests to have 100 as the average score.
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Is there anywhere you know of that shows the adjustments to the scale over the years?
 
We know that Lead poisoning can cause brain damage, so what the teacher said is certainly a possibility. That's not to say it is Fact, but I think it seems Logical enough to pursue a thorough Study of the idea.
 
Originally posted by: ntguyen
I learned in my course that environmental pollutants such as lead, mercury and other heavy metals will bioaccumulate in the females body's and become part of the bone and calcium structures. These accumulated heavy metals will be passed on the the fetus through the fetal developmental stage and breast feeding period.

That leads to bio-magnification where even a newborn has trace amount of heavy metals that are detrimental to intelligence and devlopment and this amount gets bigger in quantity as the newborn becomes parents and repeats the cycle.
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totally bs.
 
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