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capri0mniHere is a discussion that I thought was intriguing: "Recent Human Evolution" from NPR's Talk of the Nation: Science Friday (it aired on March 10th).
The scientist guest talked mainly about how our metabolism has changed, over the last 5,000 years, in response to the rise of agriculture.
One thing I wonder is how we're evolving in response to the rise of mega-cities. How are our brains changing to the fact that many of us are living on top of each other (literally), and can't move away from each other when conflicts arise?
(things that make you go: "hmmmmm"...)
The scientist guest talked mainly about how our metabolism has changed, over the last 5,000 years, in response to the rise of agriculture.
One thing I wonder is how we're evolving in response to the rise of mega-cities. How are our brains changing to the fact that many of us are living on top of each other (literally), and can't move away from each other when conflicts arise?
(things that make you go: "hmmmmm"...)
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Date: 2006-03-16 12:35 pm (UTC)We peck at each other like battery chickens. There are several people on my bus route who should probably be debeaked.
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Date: 2006-03-16 07:34 pm (UTC)