• Question: If we evolved, what would our species be called (we're homo sapiens now) ?

    Asked by anon-177608 to Andrew, Becky, Daniel, Helen, Nicola, Urslaan on 18 Jun 2018.
    • Photo: Urslaan Chohan

      Urslaan Chohan answered on 18 Jun 2018:

      homo sapiens literally means “wise man” in Latin. So it would be something beyond a wise man – you can choose what it is! Very clever man? Translate this into Latin and you have what to call us next!

    • Photo: Helen Littler

      Helen Littler answered on 19 Jun 2018:

      We evolve to adapt to our environment so it depends how pessimistic you are about the future, what we will evolve into. I think Homo Crassus – fat humans because we are becoming lazier and more unhealthy

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