Saturday, October 21, 2006

 

Human species 'may split in two' (BBC News)

From BBC News (UK): Humanity may split into two sub-species in 100,000 years' time as predicted by HG Wells, an expert has said.

Evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry (info - 2nd entry) of the London School of Economics (LSE) expects a genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge.

The human race would peak in the year 3000, he said - before a decline due to dependence on technology.

People would become choosier about their sexual partners, causing humanity to divide into sub-species, he added. [Evolution, Science, Genetics, Sex, Theory]

Continued at: "Human species 'may split in two'"
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Oliver Curry also reviewed "Bounded Rationality: The Adaptive Toolbox" (Amazon UK | US) edited by Hilary Rose and Steven Rose

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