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Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011
by PopMatters Staff
by Tom Jacobs
Miller-McCune (7 June 2011)

“Did you see that movie about the moron? If so, it may have negatively impacted your own intelligence, according to new research from Austria…. From reality television to dumb-and-dumber films, contemporary entertainment often amounts to watching stupid people do stupid things. New research suggests such seemingly innocuous diversions should have their own rating: LYI. As in: Watching this may Lower Your Intelligence.”


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