What Will You Look Like In 100,000 Years? Computational Genomics Reveals
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Oct 26, 2024
Oct 26, 2024
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Between parallel universes and alien life, many of us science fiction geeks have never really cared to consider the possibility that 100,000 years later we could still be in our human form. Not entirely human, at least. A cyborg maybe? But if we continue to swat extinction out of our way, what do you think we will evolve into? Nickolay Lamm collaborated with Dr. Alan Kwan, who has a PhD in Computational Genomics from Washington University to speculate human appearance in the year of 102,013.
While there are one too many variables into play including the chances of our own survival, Nickolay Kamm predicted one possible timeline in which the future-humans would be able to control evolution and biology like present-day humans control electrons, through zygotic genome engineering technology. So, natural evolution would be tweaked to suit our needs.
This way or that, 100,000 years later, we are sure to be much more knowledgeable than today. And it's not implausible to think, that humans would indeed push for a bigger brain to accomodate the sea of data. With a bias towards cranium growth, expect #-Link-Snipped-#.
Moving on, Kamm flirts with the idea of wearable computing becoming kind-of-like integrated computing. Communications lenses will have replaced devices such as Google Glass. Traveling through Space, inhabiting other planets might require some fine-tuning after all. Norms would include larger eyes in response to planets with dimmer environment, more pigmented skin to fight UV radiation in space and thicker eyelids to counter the effects of low or no gravity that are known to disorient the eyesight of today’s astronauts on the International Space Station. Technologies like communications lenses and miniature bone-conduction devices implanted above the ear will leave the human face biased towards certain features. Especially the eyes, with potential “eye shine†from the tapetum lucidum. That's not going to look very nice. I'm afraid Mr. Kamm has chosen #-Link-Snipped-#.
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Our Present.
While there are one too many variables into play including the chances of our own survival, Nickolay Kamm predicted one possible timeline in which the future-humans would be able to control evolution and biology like present-day humans control electrons, through zygotic genome engineering technology. So, natural evolution would be tweaked to suit our needs.
Some 20000 Years Later. Not bad.
This way or that, 100,000 years later, we are sure to be much more knowledgeable than today. And it's not implausible to think, that humans would indeed push for a bigger brain to accomodate the sea of data. With a bias towards cranium growth, expect #-Link-Snipped-#.
60000 Years Later. Creepy Anime Eyes.
Moving on, Kamm flirts with the idea of wearable computing becoming kind-of-like integrated computing. Communications lenses will have replaced devices such as Google Glass. Traveling through Space, inhabiting other planets might require some fine-tuning after all. Norms would include larger eyes in response to planets with dimmer environment, more pigmented skin to fight UV radiation in space and thicker eyelids to counter the effects of low or no gravity that are known to disorient the eyesight of today’s astronauts on the International Space Station. Technologies like communications lenses and miniature bone-conduction devices implanted above the ear will leave the human face biased towards certain features. Especially the eyes, with potential “eye shine†from the tapetum lucidum. That's not going to look very nice. I'm afraid Mr. Kamm has chosen #-Link-Snipped-#.
100000 Years Later. This Is The Darkest Timeline.
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