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Evolution might stop humans from solving climate change, researchers say (phys.org)
submitted 10 months ago by GreyShuck@feddit.uk to c/climate
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Central features of human evolution may stop our species from resolving global environmental problems like climate change, says a recent study led by the University of Maine.

Humans have come to dominate the planet with tools and systems to exploit natural resources that were refined over thousands of years through the process of cultural adaptation to the environment. University of Maine evolutionary biologist Tim Waring wanted to know how this process of cultural adaptation to the environment might influence the goal of solving global environmental problems. What he found was counterintuitive.

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Waring further added, "And, like, as a species, humans are just stupid. Like, really fucking stupid."

[–] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

We really are limited as a species. The science has existed for decades, yet an overwhelming population either denies or chooses to ignore it. Plus Maslow's hierarchy of needs - most of us are still focused on the basics of immediate survival. Our biggest problems are selfishness and short-sightedness IMO. Not sure how we could achieve global cooperation to solve climate change, if the threat of extinction isn't doing it. Maybe if we were a hive-mind species lol. I like to imagine what advanced alien civilizations would think of us.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I mean, compared to what? If we don't know of any smarter species out there to set some higher average baseline, how could we be below it?

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Compared to smart humans. We have scientists and artists but for every one of them we also have three aggressive, primitive, hairless monkeys.

[–] jadero 9 points 10 months ago

Only 3? I would have put it well into the double digits.

[–] GreyShuck@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago

on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.

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