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Thursday, 17 April 2025

Intelligence Evolved at Least Twice in Vertebrate Animals

https://www.quantamagazine.org/intelligence-evolved-at-least-twice-in-vertebrate-animals-20250407/
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Saturday, 12 April 2025

Ralph Holloway, Anthropologist Who Studied Brain's Evolution, Dies at 90

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/science/ralph-holloway-dead.html
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