• Question: is it true that people with bigger teeth are more clever

    Asked by oliverlol to Pete, Rebecca, SallyB, Sally, Sian on 23 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Rebecca Randell

      Rebecca Randell answered on 21 Jun 2010:


      I don’t think this is true i have never heard of this before. Do you think it is true?

    • Photo: Sally Fenton

      Sally Fenton answered on 21 Jun 2010:


      I have never heard this before! But I have quite big teeth so I hope so!

    • Photo: Sally Barber

      Sally Barber answered on 21 Jun 2010:


      I don’t think that it would be true. I can see no physiological reason why having big teeth would make you cleverer. There is some discussion as to whether a bigger head circumference allows you to have a greater cogntive reserve (the ability to be cleverer if you try!)

    • Photo: Peter Styring

      Peter Styring answered on 22 Jun 2010:


      I’ve never heard that one before!

    • Photo: Sian Lawson

      Sian Lawson answered on 23 Jun 2010:


      From an evolutionary perspective, I thought that teeth were getting smaller (as we got brighter).

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