All living things from the simplest bacteria to ourselves make decisions, but not all decisions are created equal. Some are based on simple chemical reactions, or are driven by inflexible rules governing behavior, while others require complex intellectual machinery that ultimately leads to intelligence. Our own decision making journey began three million years ago and… Continue reading Decision-making, community, and the evolution of intelligence
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The Origin of Humanity: One Gene, Two Days, a Three Times Larger Brain Than Our Cousins
A groundbreaking new study demonstrates that a change to a single gene results in humans having three times bigger brains than our closest cousins, the great apes. How evolution preserves and repurposes information in limitless ways, creating the incredible variety of life from small, measurable changes. The human brain is the most complex object in… Continue reading The Origin of Humanity: One Gene, Two Days, a Three Times Larger Brain Than Our Cousins

