Paleontological Tests: Human-like Intelligence is not a Convergent Feature of Evolution

Abstract

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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