There is a reason why your parents and grandparents always told you to sit up straight & stop slouching, and to get off your phone or video game and I think it’s because they saw the future for our species! The highlights — rather, lowlights — of what scientists envision our ancestors looking like in the year 3000 include hands curled like a claw (from holding our phones), a 2nd set of eyelids, hunched back, thick neck, thicker skull and smaller brains.

In order for you to get the most out of this vision, you can click here and see what the “Mindy” mock-up looks like and read the full story!