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If our topic presents a problem, it is one of the good ones: like working a puzzle with a known solution. Most of us enjoy a tough puzzle, especially when we finally solve it. The challenge of the game of solving (or resolving) the “problem” of the evolution of intelligence has the added attraction that success will deepen our understanding of ourselves and of our world. We know enough about both intelligence and evolutionary biology to think sensibly about the intersection of these topics. Our problem is really our opportunity to enjoy the problem.
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Jerison, H.J. (1988). Evolutionary Biology of Intelligence: The Nature of the Problem. In: Jerison, H.J., Jerison, I. (eds) Intelligence and Evolutionary Biology. NATO ASI Series, vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70877-0_1
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