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Hey, Where’d You Get All Those Smarts From??
You Inherited It!!
I have heard so much about the increasing brain size from the early hominids to now, I wanted to know how smooth and convincing the path is known by science. So, using Google’s new deep research feature for its Gemini AI product, I asked it to research and write this paper. So, I am the Prompt Engineer for this paper.
Prompt: Humans evolved larger brains through several species changes. Can you showcase our increasing abilities from our early hominid days until now?
It researched just over 300 sites! It put together this paper, although it apparently used information from just 64 of those sites. After the 64 citations, I will also display my conversation with Gemini after it wrote this paper.
The Ascent of Mind: A Journey Through Human Brain Evolution
The human brain, a marvel of biological engineering, stands as a testament to millions of years of evolution. Its remarkable capabilities, from language and abstract thought to complex problem-solving and creativity, set us apart from all other species. This journey of cognitive evolution is intricately woven into the tapestry of human origins, marked by a series of hominid species with progressively larger brains and increasingly sophisticated…