The most fundamental thesis on human history doesn't even have a name (as far as I'm aware). I discussed it here: http://www.xenosystems.net/the-monkey-trap/ … ...
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@Outsideness what's the over/under on when we can reliably have children of 150+ IQ? 20 years? and that's in the scenario of no hard takeoff -
@topynate Assumption: hom. sap. is, at present, normally distributed about the ape-man line (where catalytic techno-competence begins). ... - 4 more replies
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@Outsideness we absolutely should avoid getting dumber if we want a civilization. the thesis is still of mostly historical interest to me...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Outsideness Well, not quite. Clarkian pressures shoved us up a bit, there is a little buffer. -
@Outsideness On the other hand, something was up with Athens. Am I right about literacy edge effects or did they have much smarter people?
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