AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
2min chapter
148. New Genes | A Science Explainer with Dennis Venema
Language of God
The Uniqueness of Our Brains
Our brains are big compared to other animals, but not quite the biggest. One simple brain statistic isn't going to tell us why we're doing podcasts and whales, elephants, shrews and dolphins aren't. But when we find out that at some point in our evolutionary history, a change came along that made our brains more heavily folded, that might be at least part of the story.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode