Are people getting dumber?

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Re: Are people getting dumber?

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Interesting link.

http://www.science20.com/quotsciencequo ... ain-110439

But if you read the comments there's also one very interesting:

"I wouldn't say DNA damage is the result of significant amount of learning...the author is suggesting that any level of learning activity (no matter how hard or easy) can cause DNA damage. But because the DNA get's repaired within 24 hours when the brain is not learning, it's tempting to speculate that learning without rest, say for an extended period time, could cause the accumulation of DNA damage in the brain."

The only question is it possible, in our times, to learn without rest?
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Re: Are people getting dumber?

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Is it really possible to not learn? I mean we're always learning even if we are doing nothing...you're more inclined to learn about doing nothing while physically doing nothing...
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Re: Are people getting dumber?

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Pager wrote:I mean we're always learning even if we are doing nothing...
For example...can you cease reading my posts?
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