The amount of books read per person has been on the decline for decades in G20 countries. Listening and watching content has its place but it just doesn't light up those synapses the way reading those.
Answer, YES! The senior policy advisor to the U.S. Department of ... Early Life and Education, Charlotte Iserbyt, wrote a book about it called "The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America"; but this goes worldwide.
I wonder if the worsening socioeconomic inequality worldwide since the Great Recession has played in role in the decline of adult skills. Poverty is known to have a negative impact on cognitive function and not all households and regions have recovered from the global financial crisis 16 years ago. Those who didn't certainly will do worse on cognitive health and the declining score is just a representation of that. Of course, the cause of the Great Recession is a taboo in economic-focused media for obvious reasons, so I am not surprised at all that this important thing is not mentioned here.
This isn't inaccurate. They made holes through three floors, the noose connected at the highest floor, the trapdoor on the middle floor, and the catch in the basement. The Economist obituaries tend to be well-researched.
In a relative perspective, the positive thing about an economic war is that it does not cost human lives to the same extent as a conventional war.
@@glennnielsen8054 yeah, only the really poor will suffer and die…but we don’t focus on that I guess.
@@SurfLife4me You are welcome to elaborate on that.
@@glennnielsen8054 why? What don’t you understand? Read some history.
@@SurfLife4me Yes, civilization is marvelous and humanity has become better and better off as a function of time and creative spontaneity.
The amount of books read per person has been on the decline for decades in G20 countries. Listening and watching content has its place but it just doesn't light up those synapses the way reading those.
Answer, YES! The senior policy advisor to the U.S. Department of ...
Early Life and Education, Charlotte Iserbyt, wrote a book about it called "The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America"; but this goes worldwide.
Yeah it’s social media. I’m here for its downfall.
Can we get a link to the data for this report?
I wonder if the worsening socioeconomic inequality worldwide since the Great Recession has played in role in the decline of adult skills. Poverty is known to have a negative impact on cognitive function and not all households and regions have recovered from the global financial crisis 16 years ago. Those who didn't certainly will do worse on cognitive health and the declining score is just a representation of that.
Of course, the cause of the Great Recession is a taboo in economic-focused media for obvious reasons, so I am not surprised at all that this important thing is not mentioned here.
OECD report as explainer for rise of Trump?
14:06 Ann Rowe on Shalom Nagar
Linking someone to this part of the podcast
“ Eichmann fell down 3 floors ??”
I don’t think this lady has any idea what the usual drop is in a judicial hanging
This isn't inaccurate. They made holes through three floors, the noose connected at the highest floor, the trapdoor on the middle floor, and the catch in the basement. The Economist obituaries tend to be well-researched.
This is the dumbest news platform I’ve ever heard!
Russia had saved a lot of money/gold before starting the war but of course sooner or later it will run out
Especially you guys