Re:Proposed connection between intelligence and gestation time
by ars on Monday June 06, 2016 @02:49PM
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> each with a random combination of brain size (which the authors used as a proxy for intelligence)
There is no evidence for this. Yes, there is evidence that a larger brain relative to body size correlates with intelligence, but the fact that a small brain is able to be smarter than a larger one (human vs whale) means that size is not the only way to get smart. (Or even a dwarf or small human vs a large one.)
Since it's possible to get smart in other ways, the study is based on a false premise, so its conclusion is not supported.
There is no evidence for this. Yes, there is evidence that a larger brain relative to body size correlates with intelligence, but the fact that a small brain is able to be smarter than a larger one (human vs whale) means that size is not the only way to get smart. (Or even a dwarf or small human vs a large one.)
Since it's possible to get smart in other ways, the study is based on a false premise, so its conclusion is not supported.