NBC News hired illustrator Joseph Ventura to work with me to depict what humans might be like after evolving to conditions on Mars for several thousand years. Here is what we came up with… http://www.nbcnews.com/mach/space/mars-colonists-might-evolve-entirely-new-type-human-n708636    

A new video based on an interview I did with Tech Insider describes how colonizing Mars could lead to the evolution of a new type of human. http://www.businessinsider.com/evolutionary-biologist-explains-how-humans-might-evolve-mars-worldwide-ban-2017-2

My latest piece is out today in Aeon. It explores how globalization and immigration are affecting our ongoing evolution. https://aeon.co/essays/the-future-is-mixed-race-and-thats-a-good-thing-for-humanity

I’m excited to announce two new events to the Future Humans book tour. On Feb 8 I’ll be speaking and signing at The Avid Reader book store in Davis, CA and on May 11 I’ll be giving a talk as part of the Science Under the Stars lecture series in Austin, TX. For a complete […]

My recent talk about the future of human evolution at Lone Star College is now available on YouTube!

Thanks to all who came out to the event at Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans on Tuesday! http://www.gardendistrictbookshop.com/event/scott-solomon-future-humans-inside-science-our-continuing-evolution

My new blog post, published today at Yalebooks.com, explores the question of whether culture has replaced natural selection in contemporary human evolution. http://blog.yupnet.org/2016/11/15/culture-replaced-natural-selection-evolution/?shareadraft=baba23351_580e4ac61c8b9  

In this podcast, I discuss how modernization is affecting human evolution.

I was interviewed by The Houston Chronicle’s Kim McGuire about my book, Future Humans. Here is the transcript of our conversation: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/planet-texas/article/Rice-University-evolutionary-biologist-offers-10415347.php    

Will colonizing Mars save our species– or set the stage for a new one? My latest piece in Nautilus explores how establishing permanent human settlements on Mars might affect the future of human evolution. http://nautil.us/issue/41/selection/the-martians-are-comingand-theyre-human/