On 4 Feb 2011 at 14:33, Nicholas Thompson wrote: > I bet you somebody will post something in the next day claiming that humans > have fewer genes because they have a larger brain "instead".
As the saying goes, what counts isn't the size of your genome, it's how you use it. To a first order approximation, if you (a species) are making a living, you're using your genome just fine. To second order, perhaps, how *long* (in years? generations?) you've been makiung a living might come in. But to first order, humans and Daphnia are tied (along with a bunch of other stuff). ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
