Recent Human Evolution May Have Been Driven By Self-Selection

Slur writes "The New York Times reports an insightful theory of Human evolution that gives credit for our accelerated evolution to the evolving brain. By virtue of our aesthetic and utilitarian preferences we ourselves have been responsible for molding the present human form and consciousness. Applied to other species we call it 'artificial selection,' but the new theory implies we did it all quite naturally, unconsciously, and that the exponential evolutionary acceleration we have achieved as a species in recent time is just what you'd expect. It also suggests that the current lull in our physical evolution is by 'choice' as well."

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I would like to see a EUGENICS program in the USA

[zymano]

1. We would solve obesity and cancer. These are controlled by genes and fat people marrying other fat people.

2. We would create longer living healthier people.

3. Side benefit would be extremely beautiful people........think women that look like Victoria Secrets models.