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Re:Bigger brains are smarter, but not by much by jobigoud on Sunday December 02, 2018 @10:16AM (#18582624)
> We evolved to have big brains

Neanderthals had the bigger brain, (1600 cm³ vs 1300 cm³ according to wikipedia) and we still extincted them so it doesn't appear to be an ultimate evolutionary advantage.

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Re:Bigger brains are smarter, but not by much by mythrwy on Sunday December 02, 2018 @10:32AM (#18582712)
Well not completely we didn't. Many of us still carry Neanderthal DNA.
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Re:Bigger brains are smarter, but not by much by jobigoud on Sunday December 02, 2018 @01:00PM (#18583483)
But not the genes coding for big brain, so these were not resulting in a significant advantage in the vehicle to ensure their own longevity.
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