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   From: KC@none.invalid   
      
   Graham Jones wrote:   
      
   > The sophistication of stone tools found with the "hobbit" has surprised   
   > some scientists given the human's small brain size of 380cc (around the   
   > same size as a chimpanzee).   
   >   
   > "The whole idea that you need a particular brain size to do anything   
   > intelligent is completely blown away by this find," Dr Gee commented.   
   > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<   
      
   Brain size isn't directly related to intelligence - large animals have   
   generally bigger brains than small animals, for example. It still   
   doesn't mean that a bigger brain is just a waste of tissue. Humans can   
   do a lot more than make sophisticated stone tools.   
      
      
   Cheers, KC   
      
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