Why Humans STOPPED Changing | The Moment Evolution Froze (70,000 Years Ago)

Описание: What if human evolution never truly stopped - it just went quiet inside us?
In this calm, immersive episode from Sleepless Homo, we revisit the question once asked by scientists and dreamers alike: Did human evolution really stop seventy thousand years ago? From the Toba catastrophe and the genetic bottleneck to the Cognitive Revolution and the rise of cultural evolution, this longform documentary explores how biology slowed while consciousness accelerated - how culture, language, and memory became our new selective forces.
🌋 Explore the aftermath of the Toba super-eruption
🧬 Learn how the genetic bottleneck reshaped early Homo sapiens
🧠 Understand the Cognitive Revolution - when ideas evolved faster than DNA
🔥 Witness the shift from natural selection to cultural adaptation
🌍 Discover the quiet biological changes that never stopped - from lactose tolerance to altitude genes
Why watch: get a clear, factual, and hypnotic exploration of why humans stopped evolving, told softly for thinkers who listen to history to fall asleep, focus, or simply reflect. Perfect for history buffs, science lovers, and anyone fascinated by evolution, deep time, and the strange continuity between prehistory and now.

🕯️ The story of humanity… told softly.
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𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒:

00:00 - The Frozen Moment in Human History
15:16 The Toba Catastrophe Explained
29:08 - When Humanity Almost Vanished
41:42 - Surviving the Global Winter
55:14 - How Evolution Slowed Down
1:05:28 - When Culture Took the Lead
1:18:43 - The Mind’s New Gene
1:32:03 - Technology Becomes the Body
1:45:47 - The Cognitive Arms Race
1:59:06 - When Thought Became Visible
2:10:47 - When Cooperation Became Survival
2:23:12 - Climate’s Final Tests
2:35:30 - Evolution That Never Stopped
2:47:31 - From Firelight to Cities

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📌 Calm science, evolutionary psychology, no hype, no speculation - just what we know so far. Bedtime stories for burnt-out sapiens.
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► REFERENCES:

– Petraglia, M. D., & Allchin, B. (2007). The evolution and dispersal of modern humans in South Asia during the Late Pleistocene. Quaternary Science Reviews.
– Self, S., Blake, S., Sharma, K., Widdowson, M., & Sephton, S. (2008). Sulfur and carbon release during the Toba super-eruption and potential climatic effects. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.
– Williams, M. A. J. et al. (2009). Environmental impact of the 74 ka Toba super-eruption in South Asia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology.
– Mellars, P. (2006). Why did modern human populations disperse from Africa ca. 60,000 years ago? A new model. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
– Henshilwood, C. S., & Dubreuil, B. (2009). Reading the artifacts: Gleaning cognition from the Middle Stone Age archaeological record. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
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