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Is human evolution speeding up or slowing down? - Laurence Hurst

Is human evolution speeding up or slowing down? - Laurence Hurst

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In the past 3, 000 years, many populations have evolved genetic adaptations to their local environments. People in Siberia and the high arctic are uniquely adapted to survive extreme cold. The Bajau people can dive 70 meters and stay underwater for almost 15 minutes. So what are other recent changes? And will our technological innovations impact our evolution? Laurence Hurst investigates. Lesson by Laurence Hurst, directed by Philip Piaget & Rikke Planeta
Date: 2020-09-22

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It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.
-- Leon Megginson

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Ah I love how ted talks encourage critical thinking. I often use the critical thinking skills used in ted talks and apply them to my videos on social and political issues. It really makes a difference!
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Every Ted-ed video gets better than the previous one
Shout out to these people for getting these amazing videos with equally fantabulous content

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What about the third option? Our lifespan and rate of mutation is pretty much the same and thus should be the general speed of evolution!
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This animation was so good I showed my brother this, and he and I agree we should give a round of applause for the animators.
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Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive.
Charles Darwin

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