Were the Victorians cleverer than us? The decline in general intelligence estimated from a meta-analysis of the slowing of simple reaction timeWere the Victorians cleverer than us? The decline in general intelligence estimated from a meta-analysis of the slowing of simple reaction time Author links open overlay panelMichael A.Woodleyab12Jante Nijenhuisc23RaeganMurphyd4 The Victorian era was marked by an explosion of innovation and genius, per capita rates of which appear to have declined subsequently. The presence of dysgenic fertility f
