Naut's Tidbits & Snippets for Monday, May 31, 2010

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Monday, May 31, 2010

And Just About Everywhere: Thank the Cold for our Big Brains…

Two recent studies are adding weight to a decade-old theory that global cooling played a big part in the evolution of our big brains. Human brain activity generates a tremendous amount of heat, which the body must release to prevent overheating. Ten years ago, biologist David Schwartzman and George... Sign in to see full entry.

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