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Interestingly, there are datasets suggesting reaction time has actually increased since the 1800s. They likely suffer from selection biases, but that still ind
by fiatmoney 12y ago
Interestingly, there are datasets suggesting reaction time has actually increased since the 1800s. They likely suffer from selection biases, but that still indicates that "modern" physical feats were possible.
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.5406/amerjpsyc.123.1.0039?uid=3739560&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21106176860691 http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.5406/amerjpsyc.123.1.0039?u...
- taion 12y agoThe comparisons to Galton's studies were dominated by selection biases. They're not indicative of much of anything in particular, except perhaps how not to do this kind of research. http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/05/22/the-wisdom-of-the-ancients/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/05/22/the-wisdom-of-the-ancie...