▲千年後的人類可能進長成這個樣子。喜歡嗎？(圖／取自網路)
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iPhone、平板電腦等智慧型電子產品席捲現代社會，顛覆了過往人類的生活方式。英國有解剖學專家預測，因應溝通模式及生存環境轉變，千年後的人類可能進化成大眼、手長但腦小的「新人類」。
專家指出，千年之後，人類會發展出長長的手指和手臂，手指的神經線亦會增多，方便手眼協調。但由於大部份記憶及思考工作將交給電腦，人類的腦部會縮小。由於整天盯著螢幕， 未來人類 臉上皺紋會變多。
在少說話的溝通模式下，人類雙眼會變大、口部縮小，估計屆時人際溝通主要依賴眼神及面部表情。如果生育率持續下降，男性「蛋蛋」未來也會跟著變小。
此外，食物營養改善加上醫學發達，會使人類長得更高，預計普通人也會有6至7呎(180至210公分) 。但因為使用營養液或藥丸已可汲取足夠營養，毋須咀嚼，牙齒會減少；腸道亦會縮短，以避免吸收過多脂肪及糖類，導致癡肥。
原文網址: 演化進行式 千年後新人類：眼大手長 腦小蛋蛋小！ | ETtoday國際新聞 | ETtoday 新聞雲 http://www.ettoday.net/news/20121008/111804.htm#ixzz290lIiz28
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/article4575024.ece
EVOLUTION has changed our bodies and faces over thousands of years — and it’s still happening.
Here’s how leading anatomical experts predict our descendants will differ physically from us in 1,000 years from now.
- We’ll be TALLER at 6-7ft because of improved nutrition and medical science. Osteopath Garry Trainer, from north London, says: “The average American is about one inch taller than in 1960.”
- Our INTESTINES will get shorter so we don’t absorb as much fat and sugar — a natural way of avoiding obesity, says dentist Dr Philip Stemmer.
- If male fertility declines further, there will be SMALLER TESTICLES (tough luck, chaps).
- Our most used extremities will change dramatically. ARMS AND FINGERS get longer to reduce the need to reach too far and nerve endings in hands and fingers will increase because of the greater use of devices such as iPhones that need complex eye-hand coordination.
- We’ll have SMALLER BRAINS, maybe because so much memorising and thinking is done by our computers. “Science fiction images show humans of the future with huge brains but big brains are not necessarily the best,” says Chris Stringer, from the Natural History Museum.
- There will be LARGE EYES to compensate for smaller mouths. Cary Cooper, of Lancaster University, explains: “Communication will rely on facial expressions and eye movements.”
- Dentist Dr Stemmer also thinks there could be FEWER TEETH as softer food needs less chewing and biting. He says: “We could even get our nutrition from liquids or pills in the future, which could mean less teeth and receded jaws.”
- Expect people to have QUADRUPLE CHINS. “Our bodies were designed for eating less and using more energy than a modern lifestyle requires,” says Rajiv Grover, a consultant plastic surgeon.
We can expect other dramatic changes too.
- Everyone will have the same shape of NOSE because climate is having less influence on broad or narrow hooters thanks to air conditioning and central heating.
- Central heating and warm clothing means we’ll be LESS HAIRY but there’ll be more WRINKLES as a result of peering at our electronic devices.
We could end up with saggy turkey necks too because extra sun will cause loose skin and baggy eyelids. And there will be darker skin as people move around the planet and races mix.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/4575024/Youll-have-smaller-brains-more-wrinkles-and-fewer-teeth.html#ixzz290lewAUo
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