Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of death in 68 year follow-up

Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by maltalex on Sunday February 25, 2018 @05:48AM (#16458311)

Interesting.

I wonder whether the Flynn effect (increase in IQ in the general population over time [0]) can therefore explain at least some of the increase in longevity in the 20th century.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect

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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by danieltillett on Sunday February 25, 2018 @06:37AM (#16458436)

Not directly, but it is quite possible the Flynn effect and the increase in longevity have a common cause.

Shame the Flynn effect ended a few decades ago.

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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by RubenSandwich on Sunday February 25, 2018 @06:42AM (#16458453)

Do you have a source on the Flynn effect ending?

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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by danieltillett on Sunday February 25, 2018 @07:03AM (#16458508)

Wiki has a whole section on it [0].

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect

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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by RubenSandwich on Sunday February 25, 2018 @07:43AM (#16458646)

Thanks, never saw that before.

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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by posterboy on Sunday February 25, 2018 @12:37PM (#16460056)

This kind of linear thinking is too simplistic. Health will boost intelligence and vice versa in a non-linear fashion, if I am any judge, so an extrinsic impuls doesn't preclude intrinsic causation.

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