Human Intelligence Sharply Declining

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As Financial Times reports, assessments show that people across age groups are having trouble concentrating and losing reasoning, problem-solving, and information-processing skills — all facets of what we consider "intelligence" in our culture.

These results, FT notes, are gleaned from benchmarking tests that track cognitive skills in teens and young adults.

Beyond changes in media consumption and the mediums in which we take it, it appears, as the FT notes, our relationship to information generally is shifting too.

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Author / Journalist: Noor Al-Sibai

Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Human intelligence Critical thinking Neoscope Intelligence Screen time

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Published On: 2025-03-16 @ 10:45:53 (16 hours ago)

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Language: English

Article Length: 447 words

Reading Time: 3 minutes read

Sentences: 17 lines

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