When are humans going to evolve into a smarter species?
102787
No until we can no longer find ways around environment pressures.  Once the environment picks off the unfit humans, the remaining may evolve into something smarter.  That all depends on if intelligence is a genetic trait or is it the cause of your surroundings.
908051
The first sign a species is becoming sentient is when they have evolved to the point where they can abstract enough to invent a god. The first time a species achieves sentient maturity is when they get rid of their gods.
183073
I think they will. But humans will all (or mostly) be extinct by then. There's the controversial theory that robots evolve over time and they technically can't die, because they were never alive. So even if humans killed each other off or in some other way became extinct, robots would still be around. And if the evolving theory is true, they will be able to function on there own, as they see fit - maybe acting as humans do. They might form governments, fall in love, etc. If this ever were to happen, I think it would be a long, long way into the future.
442681
If the human race is going to evolve any further we must look for a new place to live.  We are destroying this planet.
841941
Evolution make this possible
986517
Shonsay,\n\nMacro-evolution is a result of natural selection through mutative adaptation based on environmental pressures.  It takes hundreds of millions of years.  Nothing could possibly evolve in a thousand years time.\n\nHumans now control their environment, so we are basically done evolving in the traditional sense.  The only things that will happen to the human genome are things we ourselves do to it, and HOPEFULLY, this is a genie we won't let out of the bottle. \n\nFanciful images like bald heads, no brow ridges, etc, are Hollywood sci-fi silliness.  Evolution must impart a competitive advantage to the species, and it must be free to spread through the gene pool.\n\nLets suppose that tomorrow a man was born with the ability to see through solid objects.  In a primitive environment, this would be quite an advantage, and probably would allow them to survive in situation where other people couldn't.  But in a modern society, although this would seem like quite an advantage, it wouldn't offer any added ability to survive.  A person like this would have to keep this ability secret.  If the government discovered it, they would probably confine this person to study them.  If common people found out, they would be afraid, and probably try to hurt or kill this person.  The only way that the ability would survive is if this person could mate with many women, and hopefully pass the trait on to offspring.  Then, the offspring would have to do the same.  What do you think the chances of this happening would be?  As soon as powerful people discovered it, they would try to exploit it.  This person would have no chance, unless they sequestered themselves in an isolated environment, and tried to create a new species.  It would be almost impossible given our human desires.\n\nIn modern society, survival no longer depends on the abilities of the individual, so evolution is no longer a necessary feature.
1069201
Evolution happens so living things can adapt to the surrounding environment,get better and perpetuate their species.Humans dont need to adapt anymore as they're adapting everything else to their needs so evolution is most probable to slow down and even stop.
499658
Human beings are the only species that think that they can 'improve' the environment they live in via 'progress' and 'invention' and 'technology'.\nI suppose this mistaken belief springs from the fact that we believe we are somehow 'superior' and it is our 'responsibility' to re-make the earth according to our stupid specifications.\nUntil we change and begin to understand that the real challenge is to live as much as possible 'in accordance' with nature and in harmony with the environment, we will keep on destroying the world we live in.Then, a time will certainly come when we wont have anyplace to live in anymore and that will be the end of us.
1089960
HMmmm.... The next phase of our evolution is sort of being skinny, pale, nerdy looking beings with larger heads and squinted eyes.  Only because we have gotten so lazy in our ways, that we have let our lives be consumed by computers, machinery and other objects doing everything for us that we've forgotten how to work for something that we want.  Look at the children of today and look at pictures of our grandparents, you'll see the difference in the shape of the bodies, heads and limbs.  As of, 2012, oh that year will come to the earth, but not as we know it.  The way things are going, it was foretold by a few seer's that a great cataclism will hit the earth during either the first part of 2012 or near the end of the year.  check out Nostradomis or Edgar Casey.
300243
As many people have said, dolphins are believed to be the smartest beings after humans, with pigs, chimps( and mice, if one goes by the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, of course) close behind. It's subjective, really, depending on your definition of 'smart'.\n\nBut then, would you really call humans 'smart'? We've done more to mess up the planet than millions of years of life so far--how many pigs have you seen driving SUVs and throwing McDonald's bags out the window on the high-way? ;)
1107191
make more ppl until we'll be at the peak of evolution... then we all die... simple! gimme another one!
22454
Nope..we are too primitive still...Will we be able survive here long enough to become intelligent?..nope..we are to primitive.
301829
Humans evolved from animals and most of them haven't really come very far.  The rest of us must do what we can to make the world a better place despite their presence.
192045
This is a very good question. Also I can tell for a change it is not a homeworkk question (thank you).\n\nIt's weird ,isn't it? Humanity in less than 10,000 years from our first civilization until now, monkies in that time have done nothing. Makes you wonder, doesn't it? The only thing I can think of is our larger brains. So will any animal ever reach our level of advancement? I doubt it. Some animals do communicate with each other. Some animals have hands like you said so they could build houses with those hands and tools, but they don't. Maybe humanity is the like the Chosen Ones, and can do so much more than animals.
381357
Geniology through evolution,that will take thousands of years.So we will just have to do the best we can.
1036109
Some where in a million year from now -- yes. Right now -- no.\nWe are evolving, but the difference at this moment is subtle. But will be evident later. \nThe mean height of people all over the world is supposed to be on the rise. \nMean IQ is supposed to be on the rise. \nI would say, we would evolve into more intelligent tall people. \nie if we don't destroy the earth before this fact becomes evident.
304671
It is very questionable that humans are evolving, at least in terms of largescale selections.  Where we are today with technology, rather than nature selecting the most fit of us, oftentimes we alter nature to allow everyone to live.  This obviously isnt true in all cases, but we are at least tampering and slowing down human evolution