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Mind

It would be stupid to ignore a drop in human intellect

The long-term rise in IQ scores might be coming to a halt, but we should focus on improving social conditions rather than worrying about idiocracy

Leader

Learn a second language to slow ageing brain's decline

Health

Learn a second language to slow ageing brain's decline

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The best parents don't try to score top marks

Mind

The best parents don't try to score top marks

CultureLab

Fake brain helps investigate age's intelligence decline

Life

Fake brain helps investigate age's intelligence decline

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Art's early dawn: When intelligence really began

Life

Art's early dawn: When intelligence really began

Features

Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

Life

Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

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Moderate drink during pregnancy can lower baby's IQ

Health

Moderate drink during pregnancy can lower baby's IQ

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Mind

Why IQs are rising – and why it's deadly serious

Opinion

Death by IQ: US inmates condemned by flawed tests

Life

Death by IQ: US inmates condemned by flawed tests

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Technology

Crowd IQ is proof that the hivemind is usually best

A way of measuring a crowd's cleverness shows why they are so useful – and can give insights into how to get the best out of them

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Life

Best evidence yet that a single gene can affect IQ

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Life

A question of intelligence

Opinion

Life

Universal intelligence: One test to rule them all

Features

Mind

Intelligence: Boosting brainpower

Features