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StarTalk Live! Evolution with Richard Dawkins (Part 2)

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The Flynn Effect and the Importance of Being Smart

There's a mismatch between what field biologists and fossil hunters can measure. How much do you have to scare mice to make them much bigger? Are we getting smarter or stupider? I am completely baffled by the Flynn effect. Being smart may not be of that great value of a child.

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