Fess up, ‘slow Joe’: Are you a dim bulb? Are you playing with a full deck?

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Fess up, ‘slow Joe’: Are you a dim bulb? Are you playing with a full deck?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Juneau Over the past months and years, stories are posted regularly which reveal the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of Presidents, celebrities, and the rich and famous whose names make headlines. Reports differ as to highs and lows, but it is generally fun to hear of the eggheads and the celebrity empty […]

Not smart enough to know ‘we are dumb’: Study charts decline in literacy, intellectual curiosity

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Not smart enough to know ‘we are dumb’: Study charts decline in literacy, intellectual curiosity

by WorldTribune Staff, May 28, 2019 “Observe the habits of travelers. In subway cars, on airplanes, and on buses, passengers once passed the time by reading newspapers, magazines, and books. Now they check social media, play video games, and text,” a columnist noted. The current environment “reflects a less literate, intellectually-curious population. In many ways, […]