HEAS Member Gerhard Weber’s research cited in New Scientist article on brain evolution
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Gerhard Weber recently had his publication on ‚Quantum Leaps in Human Biocultural Evolution and the Relationship to Cranial Capacity‘ cited in a New Scientist article on ‚Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future‚. The article considers his suggestions that the rise of artificial intelligence might become even less important for humans to maintain large brains..
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Quantum Leaps in Human Biocultural Evolution and the Relationship to Cranial Capacity