Are people becoming dumber? 人类正变得越来越笨吗？| Chinese Comprehensible Input | Real Chinese Talk #61

秋月慢谈 Real Chinese Talk is a Chinese-only podcast for intermediate and advanced Chinese learners, providing comprehensible input of relevant and interesting topics. ------------------------------------ Are humans actually getting dumber? And does it even matter to us as individuals? 00:30 The movie Idiocracy 04:21 Are humans really getting dumber? 06:06 The Flynn Effect and the reverse Flynn Effect 09:46 Reason one: our use of tools 12:24 Reason two: AI 14:32 Reason three: fragmented attention 17:05 Were ancient people actually smarter than us? 18:21 IQ is not the only measure of intelligence 21:01 A global trend and what it means for the individual 人类真的有在变笨吗？但这和我们每个人有关系吗？ 00:30 电影Idiocrasy 04:21 人类真的在变笨吗？ 06:06 Flynn效应与逆Flynn效应 09:46 原因一：工具的使用 12:24 原因二：AI 14:32 原因三：注意力碎片化 17:05 古人其实比我们更厉害？ 18:21 IQ不是唯一标准 21:01 宏观趋势与个体的关系 Relevant articles: Humans are getting dumber: https://www.vice.com/en/article/human... Human intelligence sharply declining: https://futurism.com/neoscope/human-i... 95后成了第一代“不如父母聪明”的年轻人？https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GLpgRH6OFK... ------------------------------------- In the latest newsletter, I shared why writing Chinese lyrics is intrinsically more difficult than writing English or Japanese ones. Interested in more Chinese content beyond the podcast and the video? Subscribe to the newsletter at https://www.realchinesetalk.nl/ The newsletter is available in both Chinese and English, making it a great read practice for you! ------------------------------------- Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/58G5... Additional learning materials:   / realchinesetalk   Support me via Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/realchinesetalk Contact: [email protected]