If human baby heads are so big that childbirth is dangerous for human females, how come we didn't evolve long conical heads or something?
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Give it time. Wondering if a differently-shaped brain wouldn’t operate as well. Speed of light and all that.
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we did evolve a skull that can malform during childbirth and then set later. Close enough.
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natural selection is harsh. Enough women survived at least one birth, big head won’t fit in womb.
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there’s some evidence we’re headed in that direction…
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babies have flexible skulls for this, makes childbirth easier
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