The most important scientific problems have yet to be solved (1897)

Re:The most important scientific problems have yet to be sol... by toasterlovin on Thursday January 09, 2020 @01:26AM (#21998979)

I am inclined to say the real problem is that smart people don’t have kids. But we’ll probably figure out how to make all babies intelligent before that becomes a problem. Incidentally, the problem you mention will also be solved in the same way.

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Re:The most important scientific problems have yet to be sol... by morog on Thursday January 09, 2020 @03:18AM (#21999410)

genuine question - what do you mean by smart people? High IQ? Deep knowledge about mankind's place in the Universe / natural order? or their ability to maximise their own personal happiness over their lifetime? If the last point, then personal experience would suggest that having kids makes you happier person (once they are sleeping through the night)YMMV

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Re:The most important scientific problems have yet to be sol... by taneq on Thursday January 09, 2020 @04:26AM (#21999714)

Probably a high 'g factor' ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_factor_(psychometrics) ).

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Re:The most important scientific problems have yet to be sol... by toasterlovin on Thursday January 09, 2020 @11:43AM (#22002708)

High IQ.

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Re:The most important scientific problems have yet to be sol... by seedie on Thursday January 09, 2020 @03:02PM (#22005019)

The criticisms section in the Fertility and intelligence article on Wikipedia is interesting https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_and_intelligence#C...

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