Your comment reminded me of intelligence is a kind of lethal mutation comment made by Ernst Mayr. Here [0] is Noam Chomsky's talk referencing that in it's

Your comment reminded me of intelligence is a kind of lethal mutation comment made by Ernst Mayr. Here [0] is Noam Chomsky's talk referencing that in it's entirety. Quite fascinating. I'll link to the video when I find some time. Edit: Video snippet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzBqPiSpgVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzBqPiSpgVA [0]: http://www.chomsky.info/talks/20100930.htm http://www.chomsky.info/talks/20100930.htm