From: Joscha Bach < Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 6:45 AM To: Jeffrey Epstein Cc: Nowak, Martin Subject: Re: Attachments: signature.asc This is fascinating. Could we get a quantitative measure on the cost of =ndividual brains, with respect to resource consumption and quality =ontrol? The former would be mostly brain size, i.e. how hard it is to =eed it, but also how long it takes to develop and train it. The latter =ould apply to individual differences in intelligence etc. with roughly =he same brain size. Insect societies should be special, because the absence of individual =hances for reproduction removes evolutionary competition between them. =ndividual intelligence benefits the other members, too. In social =pecies where every individual has a chance of reproduction, individual =ntelligence in addition gives an edge over competitors in the same =opulation. Why would mob rule encourage lower intelligence in =ndividuals? We still have competition among the mobsters, so there is =lways an evolutionary pressure towards higher intelligence. Intelligence is a tool for many uses, it may be used for abstract =roblem solving or for power. The latter might imply that being too =ntelligent is dangerous. If an individual is powerful, it might benefit =rom getting rid of competition, especially smarter but currently less =owerful potential rivals. In a species with social dominance =ierarchies, it might be a survival advantage for the vast majority to =e either less smart than the ones in power, or to be smart and totally =isinterested in power. It is tempting to ponder if that could explain =erds, i.e. people with high intelligence but low social skills and =ittle interest in dominance. > Am 18.06.2015 um 06:23 schrieb jeffrey E. <[email protected]>: > http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150616215956.htm =eems that as populations grow, indiv intelligence might go down , =s mob rule becomes the norm. Gas a speed measure . might also =