If humans went extinct, could we re-evolve?

Illustration: The extinct Dryolimnas cuvieri abbotti, Abbott’s rail or Assumption rail, formerly Rallus abbotti. From The Avicultural magazine Ascot, Berkshire, etc. :Avicultural Society, etc. Image credit: Biodiversity Heritage Library via Flickr. Public domain. Article by Jonny Thomson. Big Think – October 29, 2025.

Key Takeaways

• In this week’s Mini Philosophy interview, I spoke with philosopher Toby Ord about human extinction. 
• We discussed whether humans (or a human-like species) could reemerge if we were to go extinct. 
• To answer that question, we have to look at Madagascan rails and “iterative evolution.” […]

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