Humans Evolving Backward

Humans Evolving Backward

Update: 2025-12-26
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Humans have been evolving for the past six million years. But something's gone terribly wrong. Now, we are evolving backward. Once this process begins, how long would it take for you to become an ape again? What does climate have to do with it? And why would society completely collapse?


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00:00 What If Humans Evolved Backward?
01:29 Thanks Better Internet!
02:24 The Devolution Process
06:07 Could You Evolve Back into a Human Again?


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00:00 : What If Humans Evolved Backward?
01:29 : Thanks Better Internet!
02:24 : The Devolution Process
06:07 : Could You Evolve Back into a Human Again?


#humans #evolution #devolution #societycollapse #climatechange #whatif #hypothetical




See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d85d9e64c4b83e7e51690

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