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The evolution of intelligence: why only human got this smart

The Evolution of Intelligence: Why Only Humans Got This Smart Only one species on Earth learned to write symphonies, split atoms, and ask questions about its own brain. Why? This video explores the wild evolutionary journey of human intelligence — the caloric cost of big brains, the hidden power of fire and language, the social chess of ancient tribes, and the mind-blowing idea that intelligence may have evolved as a way to attract mates. We also compare our minds to those of Neanderthals, dolphins, and crows — and ask what made us different. 🎙️ A late-night journey into the science, mystery, and miracle of human cognition. 📚 Sources & Further Reading • “The Expensive-Tissue Hypothesis” (Aiello & Wheeler, 1995): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... • “Cooking Up Bigger Brains” (Scientific American): https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar... • “Why Our Brains Use So Much Energy” (Padamsey, 2023): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... • “Social Brain Hypothesis” (Robin Dunbar, 1998): https://cognitionandculture.net/wp-co... • “Neanderthal Brain Size & Cognitive Capacity” (Pearce et al., 2013): https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do... • “Climate Effects on Human Evolution” (Smithsonian Human Origins): https://humanorigins.si.edu/research/... • “Shared Intentionality” (Tomasello et al., 2005): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17181... • “Symbolic Species” by Terrence Deacon (book excerpt): https://uberty.org/wp-content/uploads... • “Secret of Our Success” (Joseph Henrich): https://henrich.fas.harvard.edu/publi... • Mora et al. (2011) — Estimated 8.7 million species on Earth: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology... ⸻ 🧠 Let me know in the comments: What’s your theory on why only humans evolved advanced intelligence? 📌 Subscribe for more deep, mind-expanding videos: 👉 In-Depth Insight Channel