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- The evolution of what it means to be human https://www.noemamag.com/the-evolution-of-what-it-means-to-be-human/ 5 comments
- The ability to change ourselves is crucial to what it means to be human, and using technology to help us do this is old news: think of vaccines or prescription glasses. We should see advanced human enhancements as a continuation of a centuries-old co-evolution of humans and technology https://iai.tv/video/brave-new-horizon?access=all&utmsource=reddit 3 comments philosophy
- Nile Crocodiles Recognize and React to the Sound of Crying Babies - The crocs are so attuned to the cries of human babies in distress may mean that the reptiles have been listening for such calls for a very long time, posing a danger to our ancestors throughout evolution. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nile-crocodiles-recognize-and-react-to-the-sound-of-crying-babies-180982686/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20new%20study,appeal%20to%20their%20maternal%20instinct 224 comments science
- Earth may take millions of years to recover from climate change mass extinction: A “speed limit” on the rate of evolution means it will take at least 10 million years for the world’s diversity to return to pre-human levels, according to a new study. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/mass-extinction-recovery-earth-climate-change-biodiversity-loss-evolution-a8860326.html 9 comments science
- Scientists have shown that orangutan call signals believed to be closest to the precursors to human language, travel through forest over long distances without losing their meaning. This throws into question the accepted mathematical model on the evolution of human speech. https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/great_apes_consonant 10 comments science