BBC Horizon - Are we still evolving?

[Pulsar]

Synopsis: "Dr Alice Roberts asks one of the great questions about our species: are we still evolving? Over millions of years we evolved from apes into a new species, Homo Sapiens. But thanks to modern technology and medicine, did we escape Darwin's law of the survival of the fittest?
Alice follows a trail of clues from ancient human bones, to studies of remarkable people living in the most inhospitable parts of the planet, to the frontiers of genetic research to discover if we are still evolving - and where we might be heading..."

Nice documentary, but not spectacular. Then again, any program with Alice Roberts is worth watching
I was surprised that they didn't mention that our genes will mutate regardless of any selection pressure, so in that sense our evolution is inevitable.

 

[Squawk]

I was surprised that they didn't mention that our genes will mutate regardless of any selection pressure, so in that sense our evolution is inevitable.

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Haven't watched the docu, but if they gloss over that I'll be rather spectacularly unimpressed. A more appropriate question would be "are we still subject to selection pressure", and once again the answer is yes.

 

[PatrickTheScienceGuy]

biggest thing is obesity we are evolving to have more brown fat, essentially making us less prone to obesity related health concerns.

 

[televator]

Going to have to watch later, for sure. Thanks for posting!

 

[MRaverz]

My current view is simple: As long as there is variation, there is evolution.

 

[Pulsar]

Going to have to watch later, for sure. Thanks for posting!

The copyright gnomes removed it, but I found another (low quality) upload: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzpbDVjO_nw