The brain is less complex than people make it out to be. It is complicated, but there is clearly a logic to it, which we only need to discover. Often cited statistics about the numbers of cells and synapses include the cerebellum, which isnt really necessary for intelligence.
Evolution produces some beautiful designs, but if left to its own devices it takes longer than G.R.R. Martin takes to write a novel. According to the theory of punctuated equilibria: evolution spends long periods of time stuck in a stasis, when evolution essentially gets stuck in a local optimum.
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The brain is less complex than people make it out to be. It is complicated, but there is clearly a logic to it, which we only need to discover. Often cited statistics about the numbers of cells and synapses include the cerebellum, which isnt really necessary for intelligence.
Evolution produces some beautiful designs, but if left to its own devices it takes longer than G.R.R. Martin takes to write a novel. According to the theory of punctuated equilibria: evolution spends long periods of time stuck in a stasis, when evolution essentially gets stuck in a local optimum.