The book The 10,000 Year Explosion claims that human evolution did not stop when modern humans appeared, and in fact is accelerating since the agricultural revolution. Peter Frost says in his latest article that our genetic evolution “accelerated more than a hundred-fold when hunting and gathering gave way to farming”. Is this true?
Interesting read. I also found interesting what you said about systematic execution in Europe during 1000AD -1800AD. I have been wondering what kind of pressures were acting upon the European populace during that time, and which pressures were most significant in developing exceptional intelligence. No doubt the rise of universities, industrialization, urbanization, and other pressures were relevant during that period. The effect of execution however, I did not consider closely. The practice is akin to eugenics, in the sense that genotypes not likely to bring forth genetic improvements are removed from the pool.
Interesting read. I also found interesting what you said about systematic execution in Europe during 1000AD -1800AD. I have been wondering what kind of pressures were acting upon the European populace during that time, and which pressures were most significant in developing exceptional intelligence. No doubt the rise of universities, industrialization, urbanization, and other pressures were relevant during that period. The effect of execution however, I did not consider closely. The practice is akin to eugenics, in the sense that genotypes not likely to bring forth genetic improvements are removed from the pool.