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Human Are Still Evolving and In Some Really Bizarre Ways

2026-04-06 Science & Technology
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about various traits humans are still evolving across the planet Links: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv2467 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)30386-6 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado5331 https://theconversation.com/how-light-helped-shape-our-skin-colour-eyes-and-curly-hair-237240 https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article-abstract/75/10/803/8230384?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false Previous video: https://youtu.be/PnQ0eQrKF4g #human #evolution #biology 0:00 Bioevolutionary Anthropocene Hypothesis 1:40 Human evolution 2:10 First example - Arsenic resistance in South America 4:55 African adaptation to strange diet and chronic dehydration 6:30 Diving adaptation in Sea nomads 8:30 Evolution of eyes and circadian rhythm 10:20 Cultural inheritance vs evolution 11:55 Conclusions and implications Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com RD 77 CC BY sa 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heikegani#/media/File:Heikegani.jpg Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@chuckheppner 2026-04-06

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change, that lives within the means available and works co-operatively against common threats." EDIT Leon C. Megunson, misattributed to Charles Darwin "The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability." Charles Darwin

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@TonySoftArts 2026-04-06

I have adapted into something that can watch your videos 24/7,

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@randomdude7200 2026-04-06

If you travel a lot you see a lot of cases where the locals are the only ones that can drink the local water without getting sick.

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@yaonyaon9460 2026-04-06

I find it funny that someone may even think humans have stopped evolving or that evolution can be stopped.

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@BetchFace-v4f 2026-04-06

We are turning into crabs.

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@ScaryAnneMay 2026-04-07

Immunity to arsenic sounds badass.

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@chaggy8409 2026-04-05

Love seeing these kind of correlations that show the effects everything has on its surroundings that we really weren't aware of before.

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@Lou-Daghda2468 2026-04-07

"The Human ability to digest cow milk as adults (lactase persistence) evolved within the last 6,000 to 10,000 years, driven by genetic mutations."

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@РевуцькийАртемій 2026-04-06

Hello Anton, this is Wonderful Person

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@neemaaskari6633 2026-04-07

I don't know if i can go through my day without being called a wonderful person by Anton

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