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Re:Two-thirds of Americans approve of editing human DNA to t... by vtange on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @12:27PM (#15133483)
Isn't IQ based on a standard deviation? If everyone had an IQ of 120, wouldn't 120 become the new 100?
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Re:Two-thirds of Americans approve of editing human DNA to t... by joncrocks on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @12:41PM (#15133619)
Yes, but that doesn't mean you can't try and make comparisons over time.

E.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect

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