Prof: ‘stress’ of Trump election will change human evolution – Campus Reform

A University of Washington professor recently suggested that the stress caused by Donald Trumps election to the presidency could bring about an evolutionary consequence.

Professor Peter Ward, who teaches in the schools Department of Biology, was interviewed by Gizmodo for a piece on the possibility of superhuman mutants, such as the kind found in films like X-Men, where the characters have developed powers of night vision or mind control.

"There is going to be an evolutionary consequence."

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In response to the question, though, Ward elected to discuss the stress that Americans are going through as a result of Trumps victory over Hillary Clinton.

Were finding more and more that, for instance, people who have gone through combat, or women who have been abusedwhen you have these horrendous episodes in life, it causes permanent change, which is then passed on to your kid, Ward began, then suggesting that Trumps election could have similar effects.

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On a larger scale, the amount of stress that Americans are going through now, because of Trumpthere is going to be an evolutionary consequence, he remarked.

Campus Reform reached out to Ward for elaboration on his claims, and is currently awaiting a response.

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