Eli5: How are humans so intelligent?
In: Biology
Neoteny. Very good book ‘The Eternal Child’ by Clive Bromhall, a zoologist, really explains well how this evolutionary trick enables some species to use the physical traits of its immature form to adapt and thrive. It not only explains our intelligence but also why we walk upright, why we have thin skin, small teeth, weak nails and little hair, and why we believe in gods and karma. Also homosexuality, art, armies and boobs.
Really good book.
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