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    Evolution Led Humans into a Trap

    The cultural forces that fueled our success now threaten to end it. The post Evolution Led Humans into a Trap appeared first on Nautilus.
    by Kristen French Jan 05, 2024 3 minutes

    Evolution has led humans into a dark corner, according to a new study. We bonded into groups to solve local problems. Sometimes we shared our solutions with neighboring groups, and they shared theirs with us. The spread of knowledge was a good thing. Culture led to cooperation. 

    But the scale and impact of human groups has kept growing, and the finite resources of Earth have not. Competition for resources has escalated, and global governance doesn’t appear to be in our nature. The

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