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John_Maxwell_IV comments on Thermodynamics of Intelligence and Cognitive Enhancement - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 04 April 2014 12:53:34AM *  7 points [-]

Also, it's possible that humans were quickly evolving towards being more intelligent when they got interrupted by the invention of civilization and there's still more low-hanging fruit to be picked.

Comment author: christopherj 04 April 2014 04:52:48AM 1 point [-]

And the mechanism by which civilization interrupts the evolution of intelligence is?

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 04 April 2014 05:50:16AM 7 points [-]

By changing selection pressures and by not having been around for very long.

Comment author: christopherj 04 April 2014 03:20:53PM 2 points [-]

That sounds plausible. Of course it also sounds plausible as an explanation for rapidly increasing the evolution of intelligence.

Comment author: ESRogs 04 April 2014 06:03:08PM 0 points [-]

This seems compatible with Stephen Hsu's models.

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