1.0Simon Rillinghttps://simonrilling.comSimon Rillinghttps://simonrilling.com/author/simon-rilling/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BGQIWk3FNH"><a href="https://simonrilling.com/2024/02/18/science-of-intelligence-why-humanity-is-dumbing-down-nature-vs-nurture-dr-mark-ashton-212/">The Science of Intelligence: Why Humanity is Dumbing Down – Nature vs. Nurture | Dr. Mark Ashton Smith (#212)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://simonrilling.com/2024/02/18/science-of-intelligence-why-humanity-is-dumbing-down-nature-vs-nurture-dr-mark-ashton-212/embed/#?secret=BGQIWk3FNH" width="600" height="338" title="“The Science of Intelligence: Why Humanity is Dumbing Down – Nature vs. Nurture | Dr. Mark Ashton Smith (#212)” — Simon Rilling" data-secret="BGQIWk3FNH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://simonrilling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/210_Dr.-Mark-Ashton.jpg1280720Dr. Mark Ashton Smith, is the founder of IQ Mindware and an applied cognitive neuroscientist with a Ph.D. from the joint program of Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh, who has also taught at the University of Cambridge. He specializes in developing brain training programs aimed at improving intelligence and resilience. He currently holds […]