Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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If the headlines are to be believed, kids these days are getting dumber. Some of the data – which indicate that Gen Z individuals are performing worse than their parents in standardized testing – backs this claim up, but this isn’t the full story. Let’s take a look at what’s really going on with changes in intelligence levels across generations.

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