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Our brains decreased by a golf ball size in the past couple thousand years. It is much easier for stupid people to survive today.

• pjc50 6y ago
  [citation needed]
  • mbank 6y ago
    Intro of the movie "Idiocracy" sums it up pretty good ;)
  • raducu 6y ago
    https://arxiv.org/pdf/1102.5604v1.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1102.5604v1.pdf
• imtringued 6y ago
  Well, that's true in the sense that it is easier for everyone to survive today. That includes both the smart and the stupid.
• simias 6y ago
  It is well known that Sperm Whales have long ago figured out how to unify quantum physics and general relativity. They could tell us small-brained humans but apparently they enjoy watching us struggle.
  • raducu 6y ago
    Brain size does correlate with intelligence WITHIN a species.
• felipemnoa 6y ago
  Neural density seems to be what matters.
  • raducu 6y ago
    Yeah, people seem to be getting denser by the year.