What's the Next Step in Evolution for Homo Sapiens?

[ignoramus]

I think one possibility that might influence a jump in human evolution is genetic engineering.

Assuming technology keeps going steadily forwards I wouldn't be surprised if the next age after the Information Age is the genetic age.

This isn't my original idea it's actually the plot of a civilisation game. But I don't see it as being outside the realms of possibility, genetic engineering is happening now, I can imagine it becoming more advanced and being used more efficiently, directly and frequently on humans.

Although I have an idea that nature limits how intelligent human societies become. I think societies with higher intelligence tend to have lower birth rates and higher suicide rates and higher rates of depression.

That's my point above, I think with the technical advances of the past 3 years, we will see germ line gene editing in humans in the next 50 years whether we like it or not. *someone* will do it.4

Why is it that the young ones are developing more allergies these days...?
I hope we don't all turn into bubble kids in the future...
Maybe playing in the mud and kissing our pets as kids really is the best thing for us healthwise...

I mean, the germs we're immune to killed the martians, right?