MattG comments on Stupid Questions September 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion
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How does it change your view of "the ascent of man" when you realize that only some human populations in the northern latitudes of Eurasia evolved enough intelligence to make way more than their share of contributions to the body of knowledge and the stock of high-value capital?
It definitely gives some credence to either biological or cultural arguments for innovation.