January 6, 2012

Our Brains Are Shrinking

If Modern Humans Are So Smart, Why Are Our Brains Shrinking? link
By Kathleen McAuliffe
1/20/2011


Over the last ten to twenty thousand years our brains have gone from 1500 cc to 1350 cc; why are our brains shrinking?!

In this article there are a whole lot of speculations as to why our brains are getting smaller. The theories range from becoming more idiotic to our diet to domestication or even to our brains becoming more efficient. Read the article to learn more about each theory and tell me what you think.

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