We critically examine the evidence for the idea that encephalization quotients increase with time. We find that human-like intelligence is not a convergent feature of evolution. Implications for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence are discussed.
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Lineweaver, C. H. (2008). Paleontological Tests: Human-Like Intelligence Is Not a Convergent Feature of Evolution. In From Fossils to Astrobiology (pp. 353–368). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8837-7_17
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