There is a comforting, yet deeply flawed modern myth: that medicine, technology, and modern cities have "turned off" Darwin's natural selection. We believe that by conquering nature, we have freed ourselves from its laws. But natural selection didn't stop. It just changed direction. In The Invisible Evolution, researcher Andr Kologeski reveals how evolutionary forces continue to silently shape the human species at this very moment. Raw mortality by the claws of predators may have decreased, but new selective pressures have taken its place. In this eye-opening work, you will discover: -The New Selective Pressure: How natural selection shifted its focus from raw survival to reproductive success in the modern era. -Recent Genetic Evidence: The real mutations that have occurred in the last few thousand years, allowing us to digest milk or survive at extreme altitudes. -Sexual Selection in the Digital Age: How dating apps and global hyperconnection are radically altering humanity's genetic patterns. -The Intelligence Paradox: The controversial current demographic correlation between educational levels and birth rates, and what this means for the future of our DNA. -The Next Evolutionary Step: The imminence of gene editing (CRISPR) and how we are about to take intentional control of our own source code. Written with scientific rigor, yet in an accessible and thought-provoking language, this book is for anyone fascinated by biology, human behavior, and the future of our species. Understand the rules of the invisible game that is still being played inside every one of our cells.
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