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What Will Human Evolution Look Like Next?

Evolution has not stopped. Which forces could shape human populations—and which confident forecasts mistake speculation for prediction?

Human populations continue to change through mutation, selection, migration, genetic drift and cultural-environmental interaction.

Predicting specific future traits is deeply uncertain. Evolution should not be framed as a march toward a predetermined ideal.

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