The human brain is 2 to 3% of body mass, but consumes 25% of the body's energy. This is "metabolically expensive", and technologies like cooking food were important for facilitating the evolution of our large brains.
(From a TED talk: Heribert Watzke: The brain in your gut)
Iceland's vote on restarting talks on European Union membership is too
close to call
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Saturday's referendum was running nearly even, according to unofficial
tallies.
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