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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by gordian-mind on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @11:09AM (#30601493)
Adding this to the list of things IQ tests accurately predict:

1) school performance

2) job performance

3) income

4) crime rate

5) health and mortality

6) quantity of lead exposed to

7) NOT intelligence

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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by throwaway-m3232 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @11:54AM (#30602180)
>3) income

Hm, I know some obvious contradictions. Just saying.. not interested in discussing this.

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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by gordian-mind on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @01:31PM (#30603820)
Individual cases do not invalidate statistical trends...
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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by imoverclocked on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @01:14PM (#30603476)
every rule has its exception(s)
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