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Mar 2025
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Ep. 345: Are We Getting Dumber?

CAL NEWPORT
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Multiple listeners recently sent in a Financial Times article that asks whether humans have passed “peak intelligence.” In this episode, Cal looks closer at the data in this article to try to understand why we seem to be getting dumber, and more importantly, what are the practical steps individuals can take to avoid the trend. He then answers listener questi ... Show More
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