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This is the link between the shrinking of the human brain and Israel’s budget

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December 2021

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Maital, S. (2021). This is the link between the shrinking of the human brain and Israel’s budget. Samuel Neaman Institute.
https://www.neaman.org.il/en/the-link-between-the-shrinking-of-the-human-brain-and-israels-budget/

Brain size in humans today averages 100 to 150 cubic centimeters smaller than it was in around 1,000 BCE.

Prof. Shlomo Maital explains why our brains shrank, how it is possible to know that they shrank, and what is the connection to ants and the Israeli budget.

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