Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast
The Naked Scientists
Brains: the bigger the better?
3 minutes Posted Apr 19, 2016 at 11:00 pm.
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Humans are awesomely clever, right? We've colonised the world, manipulated our environment, developed incredible technology and can even make brilliant science radio shows like this one. And it's all thanks to the squishy grey stuff in our skulls - our brains. It's often said that humans have unusually big brains, which explains our exceptional intelligence, but it turns out that may not strictly be true. Kat Arney looks at the popular myth that a bigger brain means a higher level of intelligence... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists