Scientists have discovered that not only are humans still evolving, they're actually doing so at a much higher rate than ever!
In the past 5,000 years, genetic change has occurred at a rate roughly 100 times higher than any other period, say scientists in the US.
This is in contrast with the widely-held belief that recent human evolution has halted. [...]
Professor Henry Harpending, an author of the study from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US, said: "The dogma has been these [differences] are cultural fluctuations, but almost any temperament trait you look at is under strong genetic influences.
"Genes are evolving fast in Europe, Asia and Africa, but almost all of these are unique to their continent of origin," he added. "We are getting less alike, not merging into a single, mixed humanity."
This is claptrap.
Concepts like temperment are inherently contested and have little explanatory value
The claims made in the BBC piece generalized so far beyond whatever data they've mustered that at best it's a excursion of psuedo-science. But I'd wager that it's better understood as another piece of white racism passing for ignorance.
These geneticists utilize a logic that's not dissimilar from creationists. The zeal with which these folks dismiss the role culture plays is mind bongling.
As for the study itself, extrodanary claims require extrodanry proof. This falls far short.
this is sensationalism on just one study.
the author also was partly responsible for this other study - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Intelligence
there's nothing different from what you'd expect, there are inherited genetic differences over time, and that's it.
I'm not saying for the study, but for the picture, I saw it when I was a naive [white] kid and did not understand more then evolution. I think I would have expected to find a Asian guy in the same picture in Japan for example... Saying it's racist would be the same that saying it's sexist because it's picturing a man and not a woman.