• Question: what do you think the next evolutionary trait of humans will be?

    Asked by 996dagk48 to Hugh, James, Katherine, Matt, Shannon on 8 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Hugh J. Byrne

      Hugh J. Byrne answered on 8 Nov 2017:


      Maybe not evolution, but maybe cyborg technologies will be developed first.

    • Photo: Katherine Benson

      Katherine Benson answered on 8 Nov 2017:


      Who knows, I think we may lose our little toes in the not too distant future for example? We used to need them for grip, but now we can get by quite well without them. They seem to actually get in the way more than they’re used – stubbed on things and squeezed into shoes! Other animals have lost toes during evolution – like the horse!

    • Photo: Shannon Fullbrook

      Shannon Fullbrook answered on 8 Nov 2017:


      with the rise in sea levels and the eminent submersion of landmasses by water, I would think humans would have to evolve to survive in this environment therefore maybe gills? to allow us to breath in water? Though this will take millions of years! It would be very cool tho!

    • Photo: Matthew Flood

      Matthew Flood answered on 8 Nov 2017:


      I think the next evolutionary trait for humans is that people (men first though) will go bald.

      As humans evolved, they continually lost body hair –

      This is because we no longer needed all that hair to keep us warm.

      Today we no longer live in caves or tents or huts, but in warm houses.
      We have plenty of food and warm clothes, so we no longer need hair at all. We are warm all the time.
      That’s why I think baldness will be the next human evolutionary trait.

    • Photo: James Brown

      James Brown answered on 9 Nov 2017:


      Not sure about the real answer, but i’d like to think it will be something related to living in space and how our bodies will need to adapt!

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