Role of Technology in Human Evolution

Role of Technology in Human Evolution

Technology has often been the catalyst for evolutionary leaps when it comes to the history of the human race - whether we are talking about the first tools to create fire and mass farming many milennia ago or the internet and social networks of today. But are we ready for the next steps on the evolutionary scale, where technology becomes almost invisible but overwhelmingly powerful in our lives?

These advances might include contact lenses that allow us to look at the internet without touching a computer, bathroom mirrors with sensors that evaluate ...