Human evolution was driven by early humans’ ability to be clever and humorous, the “survival of the wittiest.” The analysis argues that the earliest stages of grammar provided a platform for verbal competition and sexual selection, gradually replacing physical violence with verbal agility.
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Survival of the wittiest: How humor and cleverness shaped human evolution
A new theoretical framework proposes that "survival of the wittiest" drove early human evolution. By developing clever language, early humans swapped physical violence for verbal competition, changing the trajectory of human cognitive and brain development.
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