Charles Darwin used his theory of natural selection to explain evolution. Therefore organisms can adapt and survive in their surroundings better than their predecessors. These organisms pass on their most favorable traits to their offspring, which continues the cycle. However, technology is already disturbing natural selection, at least in humans. Almost every technological element that still exists today is making considerable progress in the field of medicine, from our smartphones, changing our lives faster than natural selection. People with adversity survive and pass on these traits to their offspring. At the same time, too much reliance on technology is causing other new health problems.
10. Cesarean -sections make women's hips narrow.
C-sections allow women to have smaller pelvis. Centuries ago, women with small pelvis died during childbirth with their children, who may have genes for the smaller pelvis.
However, these women are alive nowadays because C-sections are common. They can also give birth to boys with genes and even girls with narrow pelvis, which also infect their offspring. Studies have shown that 36 out of every 1000 babies born today have a narrow pelvis. In the 1960s, it was only 30 out of 1000. [1] At this point, some people begin to wonder why natural selection does not exclude all women with large pelvis. The reason for this is that the human body has evolved to prefer smaller infants that can fit into larger infants through the narrow pelvis that can fit through the wider pelvis. It is interesting that C-sections are slowly replacing it. Babies grow up despite the small pelvis of their mothers. This means that C-sections will be more common in the future.
9.Phones allow horns to grow on our skulls
We regularly bow our necks to communicate with our smartphones. This causes the development of a horn-like bone structure at the posterior base of our skull. Scientists call these small horns the "outer axial buds". The horns grow because the oblique head exerts severe pressure at the point where the neck muscles meet the skull. The skull responds by extending the bone to its posterior tip, causing elongation. People with external occipital bumps can often feel it with their fingers. You can also see it in a naked person. An external occipital protrusion does not matter whether we hold it in our hands or right in front of us. The only condition is that we bow our head regularly, this is what the smartphone forces us to do. Books also do this, but not as often as smartphones. Not everyone reads books.
8.Search Engines Are Making Us Forgetful
Let's Forgive Us A random question is being asked, such as when Martin Van Buren became the President of the United States. What do you do for a living? Do you remember the answer without blinking or firing your search engine? Most people will use their search engine, as they probably do not remember the advance date. Some are not even aware that he was the former President of the United States. This is what researchers call the 'Google Effect', chances are you will forget the information that you can quickly find on the Internet. This situation was revealed in a 2011 study by researchers Betsy Sparrow, Jenny Liu and Daniel Wegner. [3] Researchers found that people consider seeking advice from the Internet when they are asked questions that they are unable to answer. They are also likely to forget that information if they know it will be available somewhere, even if it is not the Internet. An example is your spouse's phone number which is stored on your phone. The Google effect is because we often miss important information and forget unimportant facts. However, we can also forget important information if we have access somewhere. For our original question, you don't have to google it: Martin Van Buren became president in 1837.
7 agriculture has made our jaws smaller
Early hunter dogs have prominent jaws and teeth. However, it all started disappearing when we abandoned the hunter-gatherer lifestyle for agriculture 12,000 years ago. Today we sit with small jaws without enough room for our teeth, hunter dogs had larger jaws because they chewed a lot. They ate raw meat and plants that were often sticky and required a lot of jaw power to bite and chew. This made their jaws strong. However, our jaws have become weak because we have become soft tumors that do not require superior jaw strength to chew. When we started cooking our food, our jaws also became weak. [4] The impact of our new agricultural lifestyle does not stop there. The change made our feet lighter and less dense, especially around the joints. However, this is not caused by soft food, but due to the less harsh lifestyles of farmers who do not need to hunt, hunt and kill like predatory animals.
6. Processed foods change the face of children.
The food that the child eats often determines the strength and shape of their face - the scalp, jaw and all. However, most babies born today have a large amount of processed foods that they start consuming soon after birth, as natural foods contain enough nutrients that are necessary for proper facial development. . As mentioned earlier, natural foods also force children to chew with their jaws, making their jaws and scalp significantly stronger. Processed foods often reduce the ability to chew, leading to significantly weaker jaws. [5] Today, the excessive reliance on processed foods has made our skulls between 5 and 10 per cent smaller than those in the Paleolithic era. This problem has also been observed in animals. Young animals raised on processed foods often have human jaw problems.
5. Social media destroys our lives
Social media is associated with a myriad of problems, including depression, hyperactivity, anxiety, low self-esteem and loss of concentration. This is worse among teenagers who make up the majority of social media users. They often suffer from Fear of Missing Out (FOMO), which forces them to over-examine their social media handlers, but the link between social media and these health issues is unclear because enough research to do so Is not. Of the union. Some critics even say that social media only causes depression and loneliness, as most users already have such features and only turn to meet people on social media, which according to critics Despite the fact that a study has found that social media causes depression. loneliness. . The study included 143 students from the University of Pennsylvania, who were divided into two groups. One group reduced their time on social media, while another used it in general. The study found that people who spent less time on social media enjoyed better mental health and less depression and loneliness. , FOMO and anxiety levels decreased in both groups, although researchers expect longer people to use social media more frequently. Researchers believe this was because users of both groups became more aware of social media use during the period of the study.
4. Smartphones reduced our attention span
Our brain has a very advanced concept of time. They can predict future events as we participate in our daily activities. For example, the brain determines the best time to reach a handshake, just to have your hands meet the other person's hand at the right time. Our mind also applies the concept of the time when we deal with our smartphones. For example, if you check your phone every five minutes, your brain quickly checks this behavior and reminds you to check your phone at five-minute intervals. [,] Before long, the habit distracts you, preventing you from focusing. Whatever I do. Instead, he thinks about going to his phone to see the latest happenings on social media. Studies have found that telephone addiction causes less use of the brain regions responsible for focus. Focusing on a task also requires more effort.
3. Internet makes us unable to handle offline status.
Professor David Levy of the University of Washington Department of Information coined the term "popcorn brain" in 2011 to describe the effects of technology on our cognitive ability. Levy researched with the concept of how the Internet affects our lives. To chop off. In their study, they found that we are always interested in reading every new email and viewing messages and visiting websites, hoping to find new information. Our brains quickly get accustomed to this trend and often we want to discover new information every time, which often gives us less attention, higher expectations to get new information and an inability to live our normal lives offline. Interestingly, Levi's study supports that previous research has shown that students who spend 10 hours per day on the Internet have less cognitive skills than students who spend only two hours.
2. Technology Is Causing Nearsightedness In Children
Nearsightedness is the latest health problem associated with the intrusion of technology into our daily lives. The figures are grim in high-tech countries such as China, where 90 percent of adolescents suffer from myopia. Sixty years ago, only 10% to 20% of Chinese teenagers were suffering from myopia. Myopia levels also increase in Europe. Myopia develops in adolescents because they spend a lot of time indoors and away from natural sunlight, which is important for the correct development of the eyes. . This is why myopia levels are lower in Australian adolescents who spend a lot of time outside. Researchers believe that this trend can be reversed by exposing children to sunlight for three hours each day.
1 .Smartphone Causes Insomnia
Smartphones always get a bad rap because they interrupt sleep. Well! This is because they actually do. Putting your smartphone to bed is the best way to eliminate insomnia because the smartphone causes insomnia because it distracts attention. The sound and vibration of calls, notifications and messages can also prevent people from falling or waking up. People who take their phones to bed can also see social media and more, so that they can sleep at their own will much later. If this is not enough, just about every other technological device with a smartphone and screen gives a blue light that illuminates the brain in broad daylight. This causes the brain to reduce the secretion of melatonin, the hormone that tells our body that it is bed time. Usually this is not a problem during the day, but it quickly becomes one when we try to sleep at night.
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