Technical Note: Mars, Human Nature and the Evolution of the Psyche

K. Szocik (2015), JBIS, 68, pp.403-405

Refcode: 2015.68.403

Abstract:
Humanity is preparing for the future of a human Mars colony. Beside technological issues there are also many complicated evolutionary, psychological and ethical challenges. Here it will be discussed what the first humans on Mars will find under intensive selective pressure. How will this pressure affect the human evolution, especially the brain and psyche evolution? Humans will find for the first time in the human history in new situation when they will be dependent on supplies from Earth. Here it will be suggested to artificially accelerate biological evolution on Earth to prepare for future Mars colonizers.