http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/science-and-technology\/21645713-could-key-evolution-human-brain-be-found-dreadful<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hmmm. \u00a0That link doesn\u2019t seem to work, \u00a0even though it\u2019s accurate. \u00a0Try Googling \u201cFaustian bargain Economist.\u201d \u00a0That gets me<\/em> there.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anyway, it seems that optimal brain development might be connected with pushing the genetic envelope, but that grossly debilitating consequences ensue if the push is even slightly too intense.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cThe speed of the human brain\u2019s expansion is one of the most remarkable phenomena in evolutionary history,\u201d says an article entitled \u201cA faustian bargain\u201d in the current issue of the Economist. \u00a0\u201cIt has tripled in volume in less than 4m years.\u201d \u00a0 The article reports on cell-biological research in Italy, Germany, and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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