🤔 Let's talk about these fascinating "design choices" in the human body. #HumanBody #Evolution #DesignFlaws Our bodies, while incredible in many ways, are filled with what can only be described as engineering nightmares. Take our eyes, for instance - they're literally wired backwards! The retina is installed backwards, creating an unnecessary blind spot that octopuses don't even have to deal with[3][6]. How's that for premium design? 👀 Speaking of questionable architecture, let's discuss our spine - originally designed for four-legged creatures and then awkwardly repurposed for upright walking. It's like trying to use a suspension bridge as a vertical pillar[4]. No wonder so many of us deal with chronic back pain! #BadEngineering The human birth canal is perhaps the most perplexing example. We've got these amazing big brains, but they have to squeeze through a tilted, curved pelvis that hasn't expanded in 200,000 years[4][9]. It's like trying to fit a watermelon through a garden hose! 🍉 And don't even get me started on our thermal regulation system! We're the least efficient thermoregulators among mammals, with excessive sweat glands that make us lose water doing the simplest activities[4]. #EvolutionaryQuirks Here's another head-scratcher: unlike most animals, we can't produce our own vitamin C. We literally need to eat fruits to avoid scurvy, while most other creatures just make it themselves[4]. And what's with our reproductive system? The male plumbing combines waste disposal and reproduction in the same pipeline - not exactly what you'd expect from perfect design[4]. 🤷‍♂️ Even our sinuses drain upward against gravity (thanks to our upright posture), making us susceptible to congestion and infections[9]. It's like installing a drainage pipe that flows uphill! #EngineeringFail The appendix? While it might have some minor benefits, it's basically a ticking time bomb that can kill us if it gets infected[9]. And let's not forget about wisdom teeth cramming themselves into our already crowded jaws[5]. #EvolutionaryLeftovers These aren't just minor inconveniences - they're fundamental design flaws that make our daily existence more challenging than necessary. If this was a product design, it would never pass quality control! 🛠️ #ThinkingCritically #HumanEvolution #DesignFlaws #ScienceFacts #BiologyBasics #CriticalThinking Citations: [1] inquiriesjournal.com/article… [2] answersingenesis.org/human-b… [3] nature.com/articles/news.201… [4] independent.co.uk/life-style… [5] nautil.us/top-10-design-flaw… [6] thehumanevolutionblog.com/20… [7] reddit.com/r/DebateAChristia… [8] toughquestionsanswered.org/2… [9] bbc.com/future/article/20221…

Senator Sturtevent, celebrating the Redskins Logo's return? Let's hope this doesn't signal a desire to bring back Confederate statues too. Progress means moving forward, not backward. #ThinkingCritically #HistoricalContext

What a great start to Reception. We have had a fantastic time designing and creating boats. We tried lots of other materials but decided that corks and rubber bands made the best floating boat. #EYFS #thinkingcritically

Everyone should know how to think & how to question & deconstruct / challenge propaganda & PR. Why have a brain 🧠 if you don’t use it but swallow any old crap you are fed? #LearnCriticalThinking #ThinkingCritically #QuestionEverything #UseYourBrain

Spread the Word! @ClioVis has been nominated for a #digitialhistory award! Voting is open now so don't delay! See ClioVis under the "Tools" category at bit.ly/3IDiMcc! #mindmapping #pedagogyplayground #thinkingcritically @notevenpast @liberalartsut @DigitalUT @utaustin

I had the pleasure of working with my good friend, fellow Raider, and former NASA Colleague @BigStorm in @Google Tech Hub on #The Hill. #LegacytoUphold @apsupdate @apssupt @apsmaysraiders @ctae_in_aps @ceismc #co86 #co84 #apssteam #thinkingcritically #comebackonthehill

VHE 4th graders are planning and designing their Rube Goldberg machines! #thinkingcritically #solvingproblems #investigatingthoroughly @APS_VHE @TerryHarness @MsCorreaATL

Gotcha! Caught #LPOTM #ThinkingCritically Learner Profile of the Month @APSHJRUSSELL @ctae_in_aps @apsupdate

@apsupdate @APSMidtown Mr. Smith's Engineering Ss #ThinkingCritically while using Engineering 🤔 Technology to design hands.. precursor to prosthetics! @apssupt @ctae_in_aps @DocSTEM @thebetsybockman @carrie_macbrien @AsstPrin_MDavis @TheoSmithJrEdD

Have you been #ThinkingCritically today? @ctae_in_aps @apsupdate #atlantapublicschools #lpotm #apssteamlp #apssteam

Introducing the Learner Profile of the Month #LPOTM #APSSTEAM schools show me your best #ThinkingCritically moments. @ctae_in_aps @apsupdate #atlantapublicschools #apssteamlp

True education isn't just about expanding your knowledge, it's about empowering you to make decisions with conviction & moral courage. Intelligence Character = our best version. #EducationMatters #ThinkingCritically rb.gy/v7xgu

I love how you are developing your learning in Mathematics on a such big scale @Carlton_MillsPS! 🤩🔢💭 #EYFS #Mathematics #ThinkingCritically #CharacteristicsOfEffectiveLearning

SDG PBLs 💚💙❤️💛🧡 Titans working together towards sustainability goals. 🌎 It’s exciting to hear students connect their research topics to real-life experiences. This type of authentic learning encourages students to think critically! 🤩 #SDGs #thinkingcritically

SDG PBLs 💚💙❤️💛🧡 Titans working together towards sustainability goals. 🌎Literacy across all grade levels and contents. 📚#teamwork #resesrchdevelopment #thinkingcritically

Today after reflecting, students examined artifacts with @PearDeck and @goformative our virtual museum using the Kagen Strategy Think-Pair-Share. Teachers have the opportunity to teach think critically. @AspireKy @GoTeachKY #sschat #ThinkingCritically #KaganStrategies

More than teaching students learning about Ancient Mesopotamia, I am teaching students to think critically using @PearDeck today after looking at the #DBQ “Was the Code of Hammurabi Just or Unjust? #ThinkingCritically @GoTeachKY @AspireKy

When Ss learn to multiply & divide decimals, you put them on the Job Hunt Exemplar to decide which job will pay them the most. Look at this… She is serious about finding the right one! #realworldmath #thinkingcritically @TracyAMatthews @CobbMathDept

IT'S OUT! I had such a great time talking CHAOS on this show, take a listen! <3 #DnD #Podcast #TTRPG #ThinkingCritically

🌞I am so excited to share with you the cover art for my 'TalkingCriticalEd' podcast which is releasing in the autumn! What do you think? #TalkingCriticalEd #criticalthinking #thinkingcritically #criticalthinker #HigherEd #FurtherEd