Evolution and the Human Lifespan
Evolution is powerful and continuous process that is happening all around us. Though it seems a mystery and a bit unintuitive for human living in 'urban society', traces of evolution has been all around us. This might be one of the most famous images representing evolution. But this too, is but a restricted view. We should remember, evolution is a term, natural selection is the process, hence the common phrase: "Evolution by natural selection". But the question is, can we humans truly appreciate the beauty of evolution? Sure, there are things around us that undergo evolution on scales that are visible, but as humans, can we truly see changes in ourselves? Well, I hate to break it to you...but no. We anatomically modern humans, we just came around 80,000 years ago. That is nothing compared to the vast galactic timescales. Considering that an average human lives for around 80 years, the 'MAXIMUM' a person can live for is 0.001% of modern human history. Mind yo...