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Robert Boyd & Peter Richerson — How Ice Age Climate Chaos Made Humans Cultural Animals

The Joe Walker Podcast

CHAPTER

The Evolution of Human Brains

This chapter explores the complex evolution of human brains influenced by factors like bipedalism, environmental changes, and social behaviors. It challenges misconceptions about evolution as a linear progression, emphasizing that adaptations emerge as responses to specific environmental challenges.

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