Evolutionary and developmental bio
In terms of Evo-devo, I recognize the controversial beliefs of where we originated from to be ever present. And, more importantly, there is also still debate about what we consider human and when we start keeping track. 
Darwin's philosophy has undergone a few different phases and criticism, and still poses questions regarding our evolution.
Maybe we will all evolve to have smaller brains, less appendixes and gallbladders, only so many lumbar vertebrae, or more reliance on our heels. Or maybe we'll evolve to teach our children how to be more ethical and peaceful without harsh language.
Regardless of how we make these changes, history has proven to be effective at shifting our physical to adapt...it's no wonder so many of us suffer from sensory overload and many have autism or other attentional ailments.
I like to be a bit of an optimist, but I do believe that this adaptation could also work in the other direction if we don't keep interference or other variables that we don't completely understand under control.
Darwin's philosophy has undergone a few different phases and criticism, and still poses questions regarding our evolution.
Maybe we will all evolve to have smaller brains, less appendixes and gallbladders, only so many lumbar vertebrae, or more reliance on our heels. Or maybe we'll evolve to teach our children how to be more ethical and peaceful without harsh language.
Regardless of how we make these changes, history has proven to be effective at shifting our physical to adapt...it's no wonder so many of us suffer from sensory overload and many have autism or other attentional ailments.
I like to be a bit of an optimist, but I do believe that this adaptation could also work in the other direction if we don't keep interference or other variables that we don't completely understand under control.
The evolution of attention, yes! That's really where the rubber meets the road when it comes to evolution vs. development, since it happens in the brain where the line between physical and non-physical is so blurry. I definitely think that what we're calling ADD is really an adaptation to our so recently changed environment. It's not a disease; people have just finally found a way to keep up!
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