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Why Did We Evolve Brains?

While we often think of brains as some kind of triumph over brawn, it turns out that those two things might not be mutually exclusive, and in fact, they’ve been linked for far longer than we might imagine. ***** PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateEons ***** Eons is a production of Complexly for PBS Digital Studios. Super special thanks to the following Patreon patrons for helping make Eons possible: Nquiztor, lyric1981, SKS PHD, Eric Edwards, Jennifer Courtemanche, Steve Hill, Eric Franklin, raus , Sarah Grunow-Mau, Walter Ray-Dulany, Ruth Orr, Deanna Hernandez, Lianne Lairmore, John Celio, Kevin Lacson, Christopher Samuel, Douglas B, Collin Dutrow, Steven Kern, Nick Ryhajlo, Stephanie Schlea, Betsy Radley, Jeff Graham, Nathan Paskett, Josh L, Lea Nisay, Eric Younge, Elyssa, John D Elias, Annemiek Arkema, Willie, Beth-Ann Cheney, IAmHere, Yibrán Arumir, Sara Lance, Aaditya Mehta, tara thara, Perseus Bluejay, Stephen A Muth III, AllPizzasArePersonal, Hugo van den Hoek, John H. Austin, Jr., Mary Sammartino , Alex Hackman, John Hildebrandt, Melodie Chen-Glasser, Gizmo, Karen Farrell, Jason Rostoker, Mary Tevington, Irene Wood, Derek Helling, CalamityBangs, Brian Clubb, Mark Talbott-Williams, Nomi Alchin, Duane Westhoff, A.B. Heckert, Hillary Ryde-Collins, Yu Mei, Albert Folsom, Dan Caffee, Casey Hague, Susan Freund, William Sunderland, Kerry Conneely, Nicholas Arger If you'd like to support the channel, head over to http://patreon.com/eons and pledge for some cool rewards! Want to follow Eons elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eonsshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eonsshow/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/pbseons.bsky.social #Eons References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U9AS7Gw6MBqcORZiZ_QGG81iHUcKwalmuezIwtIMFcU/edit?usp=sharing