What is the next step in human evolution?

[Captain Pancake]

Politicians who self-destruct every time they lie.

The future is going to rule.

that would solve all our problems... maybe people would stop giving obama such a hard time?

other than that, we may become asexual. cut out the middle man/woman, havea kid when you feel like it...

It would feel really weird though, and everybody would have boobs. everybody, even this guy:

 

[griever0311]

easy our spiral energies will flow out and our DRILLS WILL PEIRCE THE HEAVENS!!!

I dunno man, that seems a little... beyond the impossible to me.

 

[Sinisterspider]

in a million years there won't be any humans because we'll have tried to be our usual stupid selves towards aliens with far greater technology and they'll blow us out of the universe. and it will be awesome.

 

[logiman]

I think we will be extict by the time we would have evolved..aa..what`s the word..noticeably

 

[Samoftherocks]

Gills...scientists have determined that the sea will rise by 5 feet in 100 years. It's only a matter of time that we'll see that OH GOD KEVIN COSTNER WAS RIGHT!!!!

 

[DarkRyter]

We damn well better get some tails.

 

[Sethzard]

there will be no natural evolution due to the fact that we don't need to as we make our environment change to fit us.

 

[Mr Companion]

The next step in evolution is really slippery, I say we take the elevator.

 

[MajoraPersona]

Minor changes in the deoxy-something that results in a sixth toe

ON

ONLY

ONE

FOOT.

 

[Jark212]

Evolution through genetic manipulation is the next step. The movie "Gattaca" spells it out all pretty well.

Yes indeed, We could create an extra chromosome and pack it full of sheer awesomeness... (ie: Super athletic ability (strength, endurance, Enhanced reflexes, exc...) , Hyper intelligence, Regeneration of lost tissue (limbs, organs, exc...), Impervious immune systems) So basically we'd be a race of Spartans...

 

[TotallyFake]

Based on the principles laid out by Darwin, and nearly perfected in subsequent years, we will seperate into two species. One of tall slender beautiful build. The other a lest wholesome looking troll like thing. It will never grow into a cast system due, in large part, to the rise of liberalism, however it will become a more distinct genetic chasm. One day the will trolls find themselves holding the majority of menial labor globally, and will rise up and start a species war. Eradicating the slender species by virtue of a more neanderthalic muscular build. The war will be horrific. The war will also set humanity back several thousand years, both technologically, genetically, intellectually and societally.

There are three things wrong with this.
Firstly: You can't predict things very well in evolution. It's entirely a response to the environment, there's no way to make this conclusion. You can make some predictions, like: The appendix will probably not disappear. There is actually negative-selection pressure on a small appendix (the smaller the appendix, the worse appendicitis will be) so it can't gradually shrink over time. You'd need one heck of a big mutation and just remove it.

Secondly: This theory has been put forth by Oliver Curry, who is a political theorist, not a biologist. That doesn't make him wrong outright though, but take it with a grain of salt. Dr Goldacre explains better than I can: http://www.badscience.net/2006/10/%E2%80%9Call-men-will-have-big-willies%E2%80%9D/

Thirdly: That the plot of The Time Machine. You have predicted Morlocks.

 

[Kriptonite]

Being that there will be something drastic to change our surrounding environment, we will probably evolve. Most likely very slowly and around 60% of the humans left will also die. But I'm looking forward to having out lungs be able to use less oxygen if need be and a film over our eyes in between our eyes and lids to keep dust out.

 

[Ninja Tank]

I don't know

 

[Spacelord]

Telekinesis! Imagine! You'd never even have to get up!

 

[katsa5]

Haven't you seen Aion? Its Wings! LOL!!
^_^ Could not resist.

 

[Aft3rShock]

We will, as an entire people, fall into a depression. It will start slowly, anxiety disorders will become more common as we become more and more focused on efficiency and multi-tasking, as an "evolved mechanism of distress telling us to hibernate, escape or change something?" Ever-increasing population-wide depression rates will eventually bring us to our breaking point. Will we break from the mental pressure, becoming self-destructive so that we will make "The Happening" look tame, or will we rise above, and be ready to make the next evolutionary step (which is far beyond me to hazard a guess)?

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Saiyan powers.

...

What?

 

[chronobreak]

I think we will go the cyborg route, putting machines into our bodies that will enable us to live longer and stuff like that.