If IQ tests measure intelligence, how come each generation has a higher IQ than the last? Professor James Flynn discovered that IQ scores are rising steadily - the Flynn effect. So, are we really getting smarter? And if so, why? 

The history of IQ tests is discussed by Stephen Murdoch. 

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