Gerald R. Crabtree ( born Gerald R. Crabtree ; born December 18, 1946 , USA ) is an American biologist . The works are mainly devoted to developmental biology and cell biology [1] .
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| Gerald R. Crabtree | |
| Date of Birth | December 18, 1946 (72 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Wheeling (West Virginia) , USA |
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| Scientific field | developmental biology cell biology |
| Place of work | Stanford University |
| Alma mater | Temple University |
| Awards and prizes | [d] |
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Research
In 2012, he hypothesized that the role of natural selection has been declining for several thousand years due to the transition to agriculture and urbanization. This leads to the accumulation of mutations , the deterioration of mental and emotional development [2] . This follows from the developed mathematical model, the adequacy of which has not been verified due to the lack of the ability to conduct an experiment [3] . This hypothesis contradicts the Flynn effect , but is explained by a change in the type of tasks, and not an increase in intelligence [4] .
Criticism
Geneticist Kevin Mitchell ( Trinity College (Dublin) ) believes that natural selection will still prevent a sharp decline in mental abilities [5] .
Anthropologist Robin Dunbar ( Oxford University ), who proposed the Dunbar number , believes that in modern society the need to make decisions and maintain relationships contributes to brain development [6] .
Writer Andrew Brown believes that such ideas have already been described previously [7] .
Rewards
The awards include:
- Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates (2006).
He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences (1997) [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Gerald R. Crabtree, MD | HHMI.org
- ↑ Human Beings Are Getting Dumber, Says Study | TIME.com
- ↑ Are We Getting Dumber? Maybe, Scientist Says | WBUR News
- ↑ Theory says humans losing intelligence - Technology & science - Science - LiveScience | Nbc news
- ↑ Are People Getting Dumber? One Geneticist Thinks So | Popular science
- ↑ Civilization is making humanity less intelligent, study claims - Telegraph
- ↑ Why it's unlikely we are more stupid than our hunter-gatherer ancestors | Andrew Brown | Opinion | The guardian
- ↑ Gerald Crabtree