Parr: Gen Z is the first generation since 1800 with declining IQ
Sam Parr · Elon’s wildest interview yet — our reaction · Feb 18, 2026 · at 40:40
Sam Parr discusses cognitive decline and research on the reversal of the historical Flynn Effect.
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“Starting in 2010, They noticed a decline, and this isn't just in America. It's in Norway. They noticed there's a bunch of different countries. I think 80 different countries have actually studied the same thing. This isn't just an American thing. But starting since 2010, there's been a decline. And so now officially according to like I think a sample size of like 800,000 test subjects, Gen Z is the first generation, I think since 1800, that has a lower IQ from the generation before.”
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