The ability of adults in certain populations to digest lactose is evidence that biological evolution of humans has occurred (since the domestication of animals?).
Different populations have different susceptibility to malaria. Am I correct that this is referring to sickle-cell trait and similar things?
If true, that seems moderately strong evidence of biological evolution of humans since the beginning of recorded history (I’m using that interchangeably with the development of agriculture). I’m interested in the evidence for very short-term evolution in humans (<500 years) if you have something that’s easy to cite.
My original point was that I’m skeptical that “social pattern” portions of our brain have undergone biological evolution since the development of agriculture. And the OP about changes in the brain allowing greater understanding of statistics seemed like that kind of assertion.
And the OP about changes in the brain allowing greater understanding of statistics seemed like that kind of assertion.
AFAICT I asserted the opposite of that. I said we haven’t had recent changes in the brain allowing for greater understanding of statistics, and that’s why we’re so bad at them.
Let me make sure I’m understanding correctly.
The ability of adults in certain populations to digest lactose is evidence that biological evolution of humans has occurred (since the domestication of animals?).
Different populations have different susceptibility to malaria. Am I correct that this is referring to sickle-cell trait and similar things?
If true, that seems moderately strong evidence of biological evolution of humans since the beginning of recorded history (I’m using that interchangeably with the development of agriculture). I’m interested in the evidence for very short-term evolution in humans (<500 years) if you have something that’s easy to cite.
My original point was that I’m skeptical that “social pattern” portions of our brain have undergone biological evolution since the development of agriculture. And the OP about changes in the brain allowing greater understanding of statistics seemed like that kind of assertion.
AFAICT I asserted the opposite of that. I said we haven’t had recent changes in the brain allowing for greater understanding of statistics, and that’s why we’re so bad at them.