Bony Spikes: The Surprising Result of Excessive Screen Time

[lucas_]

https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/technology/mobile-phones-are-changing-the-human-skeleton-people-spend-so-much-time-hunched-over-screens-that-bony-spikes-are-developing-on-the-backs-of-our-skulls/ar-AACTvuu?ocid=spartanntp

I have Bony spike at back of skull.. who has them too?

 

[jim mcnamara]

It is an interesting subject. Several years ago there was some research on increased dexterity of the thumb in young people, specifically armed services recruits. You do understand that the bony spikes or nimble thumbs are not heritable.

I found this article - pop science:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190610-how-modern-life-is-transforming-the-human-skeleton
Finger tapping rates as a function of age, a fairly current take on finger dexterity, I think:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2838968/

 

[DaveC426913]

... the bony spikes or nimble thumbs are not heritable.

This is key. Worth highlighting.

i.e it's not a genetic evolution, any more than developing a hammer toe from wearing tight shoes.