Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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FULL VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=5EcQ1IcEMFQ

This video follows the evolution of intelligence through the lens of learning, from the simple nerve nets to the complex neural networks in humans that enable consciousness, learning, and imagination.

I made this video with Max Bennett after reading his book which I enjoyed (abriefhistoryofintelligence.com/)


Evolution of Intelligence
Cognitive Development
Animal Intelligence
Human Evolution
Learning Processes
Brain Evolution
Cognitive Science
Natural Selection
Adaptation
Neurobiology
Early Life Forms
Survival Mechanisms
Sensory Perception
Evolutionary Biology
Ancestral Intelligence
Problem Solving
Social Behavior Evolution
Intelligence Timeline
Biological Adaptations