And yet, IQ scores continue to climb every year. The average person in 1880 would score 70 today. The brightest Greek mind would likely sound like an idiot today if you tried to talk to him. He wouldn't know anything about DNA, quantum mechanics, evolution, economics, astronomy, virology, microbiology, ad nauseum.
It would also not help. Most mental deficiencies are caused by environmental factors, not heredity. Problems in childbirth and drug (especially alcohol) use are by far the most common causes of mental retardation.
We are not talking about mental retardation from prenatal trauma here. We are talking about the general IQ level of those who have fully functioning non-retarded brains.
Selective pressure in favor of a certain trait results in a population with more of that trait. This is like, really obvious stuff from chapter 1 of Evolution 101. It is a well-understood and widely accepted phenomena. How do you think humans developed higher IQ than the other primates?
This is something for private industry to figure out. Why are our tax dollars being wasted on stuff like this when in reality, we have no mechanism to get men past the Moon for the next 20-30 years? Shouldn't we spend tax dollars on stuff that is useful, such as not being beholden to our #1 creditor, China?
We don't need Internet connectivity near Saturn, we need to fix a deficit problem right here on Earth.
So some congressman says some boneheaded thing. There's a big surprise. Now the correct respose is the boneheaded idea to elect Charlie Darwin to congress? Would Gengis Khan make a good hostess at the International House of Pancakes? Now that makes sense.
Yes, we Americans should get a much more logical political system, like the British. Maybe if we had a House of Lords and a royal family, we'd finally enter the 18th century.
We have one. With the exception of Martin van Buren, the Presidents are decended from the Broom family (see Plantagenet). The cited King is John Lackland (Johan sans terre) who signed the big paper (see Magna Carta). His dad Richard the First (see Lionheart) was ransomed for what would be 3 billion in today's bucks (see king's ransom).
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We have free bread (see money) and circuses (see politics).
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...do you diagnose dyslexia in pigs?
They make a weird "knoi-knoi" sound.
Telling "knoi-knoi" jokes?
That depends, theoretically it's possible that a new species was stillborn.
When the world is ready : Laser cockroaches. The old ones died of inchoerence.
See, those volcanos have no respect for the environment just belching their CO2 all the time...now they've made something extinct
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE
Al Gore...where are you?
Making a killing?
Why would a creature evolve to copy the rattlesnake's warning if nothing could mistake it for the real thing.
Lady rattlers?
I think that was a 70s Japanese sci-fi movie too
Mothra?
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And yet, IQ scores continue to climb every year. The average person in 1880 would score 70 today. The brightest Greek mind would likely sound like an idiot today if you tried to talk to him. He wouldn't know anything about DNA, quantum mechanics, evolution, economics, astronomy, virology, microbiology, ad nauseum.
He probably would know about ad nauseum.
It would also not help. Most mental deficiencies are caused by environmental factors, not heredity. Problems in childbirth and drug (especially alcohol) use are by far the most common causes of mental retardation.
We are not talking about mental retardation from prenatal trauma here. We are talking about the general IQ level of those who have fully functioning non-retarded brains.
Selective pressure in favor of a certain trait results in a population with more of that trait. This is like, really obvious stuff from chapter 1 of Evolution 101. It is a well-understood and widely accepted phenomena. How do you think humans developed higher IQ than the other primates?
Teachers' Unions?
Not a concern anymore. Ballmer's so old he can hardly pick up a foot stool.
Ball de Mort does magic.
For the sake of the Rule 34 crowd, I'm trying to visualise that. I'm sorry, I can't. Pics or it couldn't happen :)
What could go wrong?
M'kay...
Seems odd that it's x-rays that escape a black hole, though it may be coincidental.
X-rays are electromagnetic radiation that does not escape black holes. It would be neat because unlike light it is dark.
That's if you can afford to go to court.
That's like trying to shove melted butter up a wildcat's ass with a hot poker, but you are welcome to try.
This is something for private industry to figure out. Why are our tax dollars being wasted on stuff like this when in reality, we have no mechanism to get men past the Moon for the next 20-30 years? Shouldn't we spend tax dollars on stuff that is useful, such as not being beholden to our #1 creditor, China?
We don't need Internet connectivity near Saturn, we need to fix a deficit problem right here on Earth.
Its saturnine enough here?
There is rarely hard proof of child abuse, just testimony of the abused. That's why the coverups work so well.
Try explaining that to an angry mob.
...Why not start that trend at the Huffington Post? Or Fox News?
Because in those organizations we'd be down to janitors providing the news in about a week?
Business is picking up.
racists dont know how to sign up for 100 accounts.
Not just a woofing. This condition is untweetable.
Its GIStweeting.
How did they account for multiple racists tweets from one "tweeter"?
One racist sending 100 racist tweets is not the same as 100 different racists each sending one racist tweet each.
Not a woofing.
I think it would be awesome for man to finally set foot on the moon.
On 20 July 1969, he will.
So some congressman says some boneheaded thing. There's a big surprise. Now the correct respose is the boneheaded idea to elect Charlie Darwin to congress? Would Gengis Khan make a good hostess at the International House of Pancakes? Now that makes sense.
Until you ask for the Puree of Mongol soup.
Great, now I'll have to put the tin foil hat inside my skull....
Can industry make an affordable tinfoil hat? Now its a medical device.
Forget frankenmeat cow, now you can make meat that's never existed in nature. "Hmmm... I call this... Zerg Steak."
Second steak because it cooks so fast.
eye for an eye doesn't work... it just prolongs
It introduces the concept of balance to some one who never thought of it. Later on one can have ideas like fines that are the value of some tort.
"anonymised" nude photos.
One way to do that would be a whole body Identi Kit with randomly replaced parts.
Yes, we Americans should get a much more logical political system, like the British. Maybe if we had a House of Lords and a royal family, we'd finally enter the 18th century.
We have one. With the exception of Martin van Buren, the Presidents are decended from the Broom family (see Plantagenet). The cited King is John Lackland (Johan sans terre) who signed the big paper (see Magna Carta). His dad Richard the First (see Lionheart) was ransomed for what would be 3 billion in today's bucks (see king's ransom).
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We have free bread (see money) and circuses (see politics).
Well they'd need a new computer system, wouldn't they? You can't run a hospital with cancer in the terminals.
They could get mumps.