Rusty Toolkits

• The Adaptive Gap and the Future of Civilization by Mike Hall, 7/3/98
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    • Polished Toolkits by Mary Beth Coggins, 7/7/98
      
      

I think that your conclusion is correct - we are the product of an evolved nature interacting with a cultural nurture. What games we play is a function of this dynamic interaction. I offer one additional thought.

If humans are genetically almost unchanged since the Paleolithic, then these genes were selected to interact with a Paleolithic environment. Our environment, our cultures, have changed greatly since the Paleolithic. One must then wonder just how well ancient genes interact with an environment for which they were not selected. Is our effort to fit a round peg into a square hole not a source of maladaptation?

• On the Rate of Genetic Adaptation by Mat Huff, 7/30/98
  • Rate of Genetic Adaptations in Humans by M. Hall, 7/30/98
    • Human Evolution? by Mary Beth Coggins, 7/31/98
      • See discussions near the top by (No author), 8/2/98
      • I'll Be The Guinea Pig by Mat Huff, 8/5/98
        • Thanks for being the guinea pig!! by Mary Beth Coggins, 8/17/98
        • Thanks for being thoughtful by M. Hall, 9/5/98
          • Hold the Stage Coach! And let's Speculate for a moment... by Ginger Kirk, 1/9/99
  • Extended Phenotypes by James Brody, 8/2/98