Research data shows that contemporary humans are learning more and faster today than humans did in 1800 CE, presumably due to the implementation of universal basic education in the late 19th century and other factors such as a greater focus on abstract thinking, much improved nutrition, much improved sanitation, greatly improved medical care and huge wide scale innovations in and ubiquitous access to information through digital technology. As a result, most striking is the fact that average IQ scores have increased significantly – by some 30 points – over the past 100 years. Continued progress must be guided by a humanistic mindset based on practices of diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as respect for rights and justice in all domains – that is, human, animal and environmental.
