THEY GROW UP SO FAST

Our long time listener JOE ascends to SUPER IFFER status by submitting this week's fabulous IF! Joe asks, "What The If... EVOLUTION were speeded up?" What if you could see it happening in your own lifetime? What would you see? What would you feel? Could you SURVIVE what your children will become? Let's find out!

MORE ON THE IF THIS WEEK

1.     More on Darwin

Darwin’s family life and experiences played a big part in guiding his ideas and beliefs. Learn more about the man behind evolutionary theory from this timeline. For more on his personal life and how he worked, check out this page!

2.     Human Evolution

While attempting to speed up the current process of evolution certainly has complicated implications, nothing prevents you from fast-forwarding through the processes we have already experienced. Check out this summary and video for a condensed view of the history of human evolution.

3.     Pet evolution

How did our furry friends become what they are today? This video provides a brief overview on how the gray wolf became a human companion and turned into all the various breeds of dogs we see today. For all the cat people out there, here’s a history of how house cats came to be.

4.     Eugenics

Science is never separated from societal influences and consequences. Take a look at the darker interpretations of evolutionary theory in history here. To learn more about the historical impacts of eugenics, watch the documentary The Eugenics Crusade here.

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SPECIAL THANKS

We’re grateful to Kyle Crichton, Howard Zheng and Illia Zheng for their help with the show.