Humans evolved larger brains by hacking natural world for calories, not efficiency

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A Mastodon user discussed the evolution of animal brains, suggesting that mutations reducing energy consumption would favor smaller, more efficient brains. They contrasted this with humans, who developed larger, more calorie-intensive brains. The user humorously likened humans to an "AI dataCenter" model for evolution due to their ability to manipulate the natural world for abundant calories. AI

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RANK_REASON The content is a social media post discussing evolution with a tangential and humorous reference to AI and data centers, lacking substantive news value.

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Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · benroyce · 2026-04-27 17:01

@ qurlyjoe @ falseknees the # evolution of any animal is always rewarding any mutation that cuts down on energy use. that will drive smaller more efficient brai

@ qurlyjoe @ falseknees the # evolution of any animal is always rewarding any mutation that cuts down on energy use. that will drive smaller more efficient brains like with birds but us humans are weirdos in that we instead made bigger brains that use a lot of calories, but we us…

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@ qurlyjoe @ falseknees the # evolution of any animal is always rewarding any mutation that cuts down on energy use. that will drive smaller more efficient brai

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