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Is human evolution speeding up or slowing down?

Laurence Hurst · TED

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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. [Directed by Philip Piaget & Rikke Planeta, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by André Aires].

The talk

  1. Is human evolution speeding up or slowing down? 6 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Laurence Hurst
Year
2020
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Medicine and health, History, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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