Derek Thompson

that GLP-1 drugs don't seem to help. I mean, it's not great for muscle retention. That's really important. Muscle retention is really important as people age and people lose a lot of muscle on these drugs. But it's really interesting to me the effects it seems to have on cardiovascular health and psychological health.

that GLP-1 drugs don't seem to help. I mean, it's not great for muscle retention. That's really important. Muscle retention is really important as people age and people lose a lot of muscle on these drugs. But it's really interesting to me the effects it seems to have on cardiovascular health and psychological health.

that GLP-1 drugs don't seem to help. I mean, it's not great for muscle retention. That's really important. Muscle retention is really important as people age and people lose a lot of muscle on these drugs. But it's really interesting to me the effects it seems to have on cardiovascular health and psychological health.

So I want to shout out the positive effects of that because I like to be positive on the show and in general. And my tech prediction is a negative one. I want to talk about our brains for a second.

So I want to shout out the positive effects of that because I like to be positive on the show and in general. And my tech prediction is a negative one. I want to talk about our brains for a second.

So I want to shout out the positive effects of that because I like to be positive on the show and in general. And my tech prediction is a negative one. I want to talk about our brains for a second.

That was great. Feel free to jump in on positivity if you want. But this is a subject that I think is near and dear to your heart. So brains. So for the last few decades, something really cool has happened to human intelligence. Sometimes we think of IQ as like this natural ceiling to our intelligence.

That was great. Feel free to jump in on positivity if you want. But this is a subject that I think is near and dear to your heart. So brains. So for the last few decades, something really cool has happened to human intelligence. Sometimes we think of IQ as like this natural ceiling to our intelligence.

That was great. Feel free to jump in on positivity if you want. But this is a subject that I think is near and dear to your heart. So brains. So for the last few decades, something really cool has happened to human intelligence. Sometimes we think of IQ as like this natural ceiling to our intelligence.

And the good news is that's just not true because there's this famous effect in global IQ that's called the Flynn effect, F-L-Y-N-N. It's named after a researcher named James Flynn. And James Flynn did these global studies and found that average IQ scores had increased all over the world for the last few decades thanks to better nutrition and better education.

And the good news is that's just not true because there's this famous effect in global IQ that's called the Flynn effect, F-L-Y-N-N. It's named after a researcher named James Flynn. And James Flynn did these global studies and found that average IQ scores had increased all over the world for the last few decades thanks to better nutrition and better education.

And the good news is that's just not true because there's this famous effect in global IQ that's called the Flynn effect, F-L-Y-N-N. It's named after a researcher named James Flynn. And James Flynn did these global studies and found that average IQ scores had increased all over the world for the last few decades thanks to better nutrition and better education.

But a few years ago, that improvement started to wobble. And my hot take now is that just as in the last few years, the, I think, true conventional wisdom about smartphones was that they were contributing to a mental health crisis among young people. I think the next conventional wisdom about smartphones is they are making us stupid. If you look at- I'm so fired up about this one.

But a few years ago, that improvement started to wobble. And my hot take now is that just as in the last few years, the, I think, true conventional wisdom about smartphones was that they were contributing to a mental health crisis among young people. I think the next conventional wisdom about smartphones is they are making us stupid. If you look at- I'm so fired up about this one.

But a few years ago, that improvement started to wobble. And my hot take now is that just as in the last few years, the, I think, true conventional wisdom about smartphones was that they were contributing to a mental health crisis among young people. I think the next conventional wisdom about smartphones is they are making us stupid. If you look at- I'm so fired up about this one.

If you look at literacy scores and numeracy scores for teenagers, they're going down. Not just in the US, in the UK, around the world. But Bill, it's not just teenagers. I use smartphones all the time. You use a smartphone all the time. If you survey adults, their numeracy scores are going down. Their literacy scores are going down.

If you look at literacy scores and numeracy scores for teenagers, they're going down. Not just in the US, in the UK, around the world. But Bill, it's not just teenagers. I use smartphones all the time. You use a smartphone all the time. If you survey adults, their numeracy scores are going down. Their literacy scores are going down.

If you look at literacy scores and numeracy scores for teenagers, they're going down. Not just in the US, in the UK, around the world. But Bill, it's not just teenagers. I use smartphones all the time. You use a smartphone all the time. If you survey adults, their numeracy scores are going down. Their literacy scores are going down.

On the podcast, Plain English, just the other week, I did an episode on what I call the decline of reading. by a variety of measures. Americans read much less than they used to. They read fewer books, they read fewer magazine articles. Everything has become chunkified. Everything has become really, really fast. You look at it, it's an X post, you move on with your life.

On the podcast, Plain English, just the other week, I did an episode on what I call the decline of reading. by a variety of measures. Americans read much less than they used to. They read fewer books, they read fewer magazine articles. Everything has become chunkified. Everything has become really, really fast. You look at it, it's an X post, you move on with your life.