How the Modern World Changed Your Body

Crooked teeth, bad eyes, and a broken brain — thanks, technology!

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You have many advantages over your distant ancestors. You’ll almost certainly live longer, you enjoy heating and air conditioning, you’ve got access to a world of information on your phone, and you can fly from one part of the world to another. You’d be a fool to envy the people who lived…