How The Brain Evolved from Single Celled Organisms
Presenter:
Sense of Mind
Time:
1:14:47
Summary
Right now, you are in possession of the most complex thing in the known universe: Your brain. The question is, how could this amazingly advanced biological computer have come about through natural forces? In this episode of The Social Brain, we’re traveling hundreds of millions of years into the past to answer that question. We’ll describe in broad strokes the evolution of single celled organisms all the way to the most intelligent creatures on the planet.
Transcript
Right now, you and I and Taylor and everybody watching, we all have the most complex, most advanced piece of technology in the known universe inside your head. That's your brain, right? But the question that you have probably asked yourself before is, how could this thing, How could our brains have evolved through natural selection, through purely natural processes. So in this episode, that is what we're talking about.
We're going to be talking about evolution from single celled organisms all the way to human beings, all the way to our current brains and everything in between. Welcome to the social brain. I'm Andrew and I'm Taylor, and this is a show where we dive into how the brain works. If you've ever wondered what's going on inside your mind, even the things that you're not even aware of, then this is the place where we can unpack that and really explore it.