Help! My Brain Is Shrinking!

Cicero · 11-14-2009, 04:47 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

Hmmm.....If it were really evolution wouldn't Little Debbie and McDonalds be good for us?

SamIam · 11-14-2009, 08:06 PM

Faux can shove it. In theory, men average a 30 gram heavier brain than a woman. To take this argument to reductio absurdium, the 'big brained' members of our species have discovered and engaged in war; beat the kids and the little woman because there wasn't enough saber toothed tiger for dinner tonight. On a grander scale, they also have brought us 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. And on, and on /off rant.

If I was going to be something big brained, I'd be the sperm whale craftily creating a program to rid the world of humans - pronto! Don't show us any mercy guys - we never showed an iota to you.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-15-2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

In theory, men average a 30 gram heavier brain than a woman.

So what? The whale thing proves bigger is not necessarily better. Women's brains are wired differently, operate differently, than men's.

As for your sexist diatribe, the women who have been in power don't have exactly a stirling record. Absolute power corrupts... everyone.:p

The whole thing is a little hard to believe, since humans have been growing progressively larger over the Milena. Our heads got bigger while our brains got smaller? What's taking up the extra space?

SamIam · 11-15-2009, 07:31 AM

Bubble wrap?

spudcon · 11-15-2009, 07:44 AM

It's not the size of the brain, it's the size of the brain in relation to the size of the body, and the surface area of the brain. Sperm whales have big brains, but not enough brain power to defend themselves against a smaller, smarter predator. We may be getting more convolutions, which would mean more brain power in less space.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-15-2009, 11:52 AM

No, the article says human brains have shrunk 150cc (10%) in 5000 years. That means 5k years ago, everybody looked like Charlie Brown?

tw · 11-15-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That means 5k years ago, everybody looked like Charlie Brown?

Problems so difficult that only a cave man could solve it?

toranokaze · 11-15-2009, 08:45 PM

So we are getting stupider I new it

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2009, 12:18 AM

No, more efficient.

Clodfobble · 11-16-2009, 08:15 AM

I prefer the "conservation of matter" explanation: every time someone loses brain matter, another one of us gains it.

SamIam · 11-16-2009, 08:41 AM

That sounds scarey like skin walkers or brujas or something. Or maybe a giant virus. Like a virus has entered your brain right now and its got your cells replicating the virus' cells until one day your head explodes like a pinata sending virus cells everywhere!

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2009, 08:44 AM

Uh, I think that's genitals you're thinking of.

Pie · 11-16-2009, 09:33 AM

Clod -- that's right, the collective IQ of the planet is constant. That's why population growth is such a problem.

VHEM

Z҉A҉L҉G҉O · 11-16-2009, 10:19 AM

Just wait...

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2009, 10:55 AM

Is there a point?

11-14-2009, 04:47 PM	#1
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Help! My Brain Is Shrinking! http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews Hmmm.....If it were really evolution wouldn't Little Debbie and McDonalds be good for us? __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

11-15-2009, 07:44 AM	#5
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	It's not the size of the brain, it's the size of the brain in relation to the size of the body, and the surface area of the brain. Sperm whales have big brains, but not enough brain power to defend themselves against a smaller, smarter predator. We may be getting more convolutions, which would mean more brain power in less space. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

11-15-2009, 11:52 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, the article says human brains have shrunk 150cc (10%) in 5000 years. That means 5k years ago, everybody looked like Charlie Brown? Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-15-2009, 08:45 PM	#8
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	So we are getting stupider I new it __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

11-16-2009, 12:18 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, more efficient. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-14-2009, 08:06 PM	#2
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Faux can shove it. In theory, men average a 30 gram heavier brain than a woman. To take this argument to reductio absurdium, the 'big brained' members of our species have discovered and engaged in war; beat the kids and the little woman because there wasn't enough saber toothed tiger for dinner tonight. On a grander scale, they also have brought us 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. And on, and on /off rant. If I was going to be something big brained, I'd be the sperm whale craftily creating a program to rid the world of humans - pronto! Don't show us any mercy guys - we never showed an iota to you.

11-15-2009, 07:31 AM	#4
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Bubble wrap?

11-16-2009, 08:15 AM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I prefer the "conservation of matter" explanation: every time someone loses brain matter, another one of us gains it. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-16-2009, 08:41 AM	#11
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	That sounds scarey like skin walkers or brujas or something. Or maybe a giant virus. Like a virus has entered your brain right now and its got your cells replicating the virus' cells until one day your head explodes like a pinata sending virus cells everywhere!

11-16-2009, 08:44 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Uh, I think that's genitals you're thinking of. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-16-2009, 09:33 AM	#13
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Clod -- that's right, the collective IQ of the planet is constant. That's why population growth is such a problem. VHEM __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

11-16-2009, 10:19 AM	#14
Z҉A҉L҉G҉O He Waits Behind The Wall Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: He exists beyond the veil...waiting. Posts: 8	Just wait...

11-16-2009, 10:55 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Is there a point? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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