Cooking triples neurons

Humans can only afford 86b neurons (25% of daily caloric intake) due to cooking: more calories in less time. an orang utan can only afford 30b neurons with 9h of feeding / day, the practical max. proponents of all-raw diets are really saying 30b neurons is enough for everyone.

2022-02-17: Humans use far more calories per body mass than primates:

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