56: Are We Still Evolving? & Famous First Messages

How have human beings evolved, and how could we evolve in the future?  And what are some famous first messages, and what can we learn from looking at them?Images we Talk About:TelegramFirst Record ImageSecond Record ImageOther Record ImagesTom's Ingenuity ComicSupport us with a Max Fun Membership!Join our Discord!Timestamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:03:15) Are We Still Evolving?(00:52:00) Famous First Messages(01:38:17) OutroWe also learn about:DANGER BOO BOO, Ella has her own discord?? homo sapiens were 300,000 years ago but humans were 2.5 million, homo sapiens coexisted with 8 other human species, homo habilis was chilling for a million years, the homo hunger games, neanderthals had sewing needles and clothing, they seem so human because they are, maybe it was our chins, it’s hard enough not to anthropomorphize other animals let alone other humans, humans were the same height 40,000 years ago, humans may have lost height from being shit at farming, we have smaller brains but that doesn’t mean we’re less smart, natural selection & mutation & gene flow & gene drift, the iphone gave us smaller jaws, melanin is about synthesizing that sweet sweet vitamin D, we have evolved the adaptation of diversity, physical appearance is mostly just vitamin D and warmth - that’s it, it’s not good genes vs bad genes, microevolution, “instead of a mass of clones, we are already starting to see a glorious riot of variations”, this is all speculation, “we’re very unpredictable”, hello world! I learned it by watching you!! shouting and switching places, Tom live writes fanfic, purpose & imagination & inspiration, no YOU hang up, WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT, hey is your daughter okay? tone poems, Ella bled for her art in *checks notes* We Will Rock You, the dynamic range of the alpine symphony, if found please return littered golden record to Earth, ooh criteria! images on the record are COPYRIGHTED, who knows if they’ll be in the public domain by the time aliens get it, the beauty of the calibration circle, pulsar map, Ella’s not inspired, Caroline inspires Ella a bit, mixing up the golden plaque and golden record, MIR LENIN SSSR, DISREGARD PREVIOUS MESSAGE USA FOREVERSources:Homo HabilisNatural History Museum on The Origin of Our SpeciesOther Human SpeciesThe Guardian on NeanderthalsWhy were homo sapians the winners?How have we changed?When did we become fully human?Factors Driving EvolutionFactors Driving Evolution 2The Role of Geography in Human AdaptationEarly Human Height EstimationGenetic DriftHas Human Evolution Topped?What will humans look like in 1 million yearsSickle Cell Anemia Scientific American No, humans have not stopped evolving ---All Wikipedia's Hello World ProgramsBell's Journals from Library of CongressWired on First Phone CallFirst Telegram from Library of CongressFirst Test Compacy DiscStephen Johnson What is a Tone Poem?Houston Symphony on Strauss's Tone PoemsBoston Sympohony Orchestra on Alpine SymphonyNASA on Voyager RecordNASA on Pioneer PlaqueFirst MIR Message to SpaceRay Tomlinson's First Email Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's MaxFunDrive! Still want to get in on the action? Follow this link to support this show (and get in on our limited-time keychain sale to benefit the Center for Constitutional Rights): https://maximumfun.org/joinlearn