SYSK Selects: Is brain size related to intelligence?

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 19 May 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Modern investigation into how the brain works suggests there's a lot more to take into account when comparing brain biology to intellect.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.0	Hey everybody, Chuck here and welcome to another Saturday Select Stuff You Should Know episode.
0:36.0	Where Josh and I take turns picking from the classics of some of our favorite episodes
0:42.2	because some of you may not know that there are far more than 300 episodes that you see
0:46.9	at Apple Podcasts.
0:47.9	We have over a thousand.
0:48.9	So, you dig into the archives and my pick this week is from July 8th, 2014, his brain
0:55.8	size related to intelligence.
0:58.2	I just remember loving this one to be fascinated about the brain as is Josh, one of our favorite
1:04.2	organs to be honest.
1:06.1	And how it relates to intelligence is pretty interesting.
1:08.4	So, we get into all that in this episode.
1:11.0	Please, to enjoy right now.
1:20.9	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from House Stuffworks.com.
1:30.5	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
1:31.9	I'm Josh Clark and there's Charles W. Chuck Bryant.
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