Are geniuses losing their genius?

How to boost your brainpower Despite technical advances like supercomputers and the internet, there have been very few big scientific breakthroughs in recent years. Most new scientific advances are based on old knowledge—not completely new thinking. What’s going on? Are there no geniuses anymore? No new Einsteins or Darwins out there? Has everything in science been explained already? Hardly. But there has been a dramatic shift in how scientists practice modern day science. (http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/02/03/is-scientific-genius-extinct/).  Even though almost all information is at our fingertips, it seems that much of it can’t be explained properly. In other words, there are plenty of facts, but no conclusions.  Does that mean our geniuses are no longer so smart? And if that’s the case, why is it happening? And what’s happening to the brainpower of ordinary people? Are we all getting dumber? Perhaps our collective brainpower is down. Maybe it’s even like men’s sperm counts that drop; it’s called disappearing male syndrome.  So is there Disappearing Brainpower syndrome also?  If so, what might be causing it? Food for thought Recently, an elderly patient was brought to me by her son, who had noticed signs of dementia.  A short course of vitamins and other nutrients resulted in fast improvement. Why? Because elderly people usually do not get enough proper food.  Give them what they need and they get better.  Could the same concept be applied to youn...
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