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Re:Bayes's Theorem: What's the Big Deal? by danieltillett on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:01PM (#10845993)
The Flynn effect mystery is exactly the same as the mystery that in most countries the younger population is taller than the previous generation. The fact that the Flynn effect only occurs in the bottom half of the intelligence distrubtion is a bit of a clue as to what is the cause.
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Re:Bayes's Theorem: What's the Big Deal? by sawwit on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @05:22AM (#10849678)
What's the cause that follows from that it mostly affects the bottom 50%?
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Re:Bayes's Theorem: What's the Big Deal? by danieltillett on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @06:47AM (#10849993)
What is the cause of the population getting taller?

The brain is just another organ that is affected by nutrition in the same way height is. Improve nutrition and those individuals that are below their genetic potential due to poor nutrition will improve. Guess which half of the population has suffered from poor nutrition in the past?

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