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Evolution of Human Intelligence
01:33 - 08:43 (07:09)
The development of human intelligence started with Ardipithecus, a group of hominins that walked upright approximately six million years ago. According to Richard Wrangham, there was an explosion in human culture during the upper Paleolithic time period.
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The development of intelligence in humans is compared to a train starting from a stop and slowly ramping up until a big bang of human culture in the upper Paleolithic period which led to innovative thinking and intelligence.
01:33 - 04:45 (03:12)
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The development of intelligence in humans is compared to a train starting from a stop and slowly ramping up until a big bang of human culture in the upper Paleolithic period which led to innovative thinking and intelligence. The podcast will discuss the lineage of humanity from chimpanzees to humans.
ChapterEvolution of Human Intelligence
EpisodeWhere Did Human Intelligence Come From?
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The sudden explosive growth of humanity known as the upper Paleolithic revolution, around 30-60,000 years ago, has led to the idea that human intelligence was suddenly born during that time.
04:46 - 06:29 (01:43)
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The sudden explosive growth of humanity known as the upper Paleolithic revolution, around 30-60,000 years ago, has led to the idea that human intelligence was suddenly born during that time. However, the evolution of human intelligence can be seen as a gradual growth over time in Homo sapiens.
ChapterEvolution of Human Intelligence
EpisodeWhere Did Human Intelligence Come From?
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The hominin line started with the Ardipithecus, followed by Australopithecus and then the genus Homo, which gave rise to many different human species that coexisted for thousands of years.
06:29 - 08:43 (02:13)
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The hominin line started with the Ardipithecus, followed by Australopithecus and then the genus Homo, which gave rise to many different human species that coexisted for thousands of years.