Paul Saladino· MD
we've now moved you know three million years have gone by and they've only gained about 70 grams of brain power that we've gone from basically a 380 gram brain in the chimp to about a 450 gram brain in a Australopithecus
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
we've now moved you know three million years have gone by and they've only gained about 70 grams of brain power that we've gone from basically a 380 gram brain in the chimp to about a 450 gram brain in a Australopithecus
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