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Articles tagged with "decade"

I'd like to be... under the sea

12 May 2025

The world now has a new Pope. He's American, which seems to have pleased Donald Trump, but it seems that nobody's quite sure where he currently stands on the issue of treating gay people fairly. There have been some old comments that suggest that, a decade ago at least, Robert Francis Prevost (now known as Leo XIV) wasn't too keen on equality, but there's also hope that maybe the last pope, Francis, has softened Leo's heart in the last decade.

Flynn Effect researcher dies

14 December 2020

Renowned Otago researcher, Jim Flynn has died, aged 86. He discovered a very interesting effect - now named after him - the Flynn Effect, which states that IQ scores are increasing decade by decade. Basically, people are scoring better on IQ tests than they did in the past. This has had the effect of moving the 100 score - which is, by definition, the average IQ score upwards. There is speculation on the reasons for the Flynn effect, but nothing completely conclusive. But it is interesting to ponder.