{"id":269809,"date":"2025-08-15T09:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T08:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/humans-are-not-evolved-for-modern-life-evolutionary-biologist-ella-al-shamahi\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T08:04:49","slug":"humans-are-not-evolved-for-modern-life-evolutionary-biologist-ella-al-shamahi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/humans-are-not-evolved-for-modern-life-evolutionary-biologist-ella-al-shamahi\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Humans are not evolved for modern life\u2019 &#8211; evolutionary biologist Ella Al-Shamahi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lj1Qu2Ik458\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Humans are not evolved for modern life\u2019 - evolutionary biologist Ella Al-Shamahi\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lj1Qu2Ik458\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ella Al-Shamahi grew up as a Muslim creationist, part of a \u2018tribe\u2019 that believes that humankind was created whole by a higher power. At university, she enrolled in courses that studied evolution, specifically to prove her professors wrong &#8211; but the plan backfired when she became fascinated by evolutionary biology and came to the conclusion that Darwin was, in fact, right all along.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Now an accomplished paleoanthropologist, she explores the complex journey of human evolution and the origins of Homo sapiens. In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Ella joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss her remarkable personal transformation from creationism to science. She also explains why she believes humans haven\u2019t fully evolved to meet the demands of the modern world, and shares her unwavering faith in humanity\u2019s resilience and potential.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ella Al-Shamahi grew up as a Muslim creationist, part of a \u2018tribe\u2019 that believes that humankind was created whole by a higher power. 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