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Evolution, Motion, Constant Change, and Scale

Submitted by cejensen on Sat, 10/03/2009 - 12:17pm.

This week we discussed evolution, motion, and constant change. What I find interesting is that our discussions this week were really discussions of constant change at different scales. Evolution represents constant change on a large scale, while the idea that "everything is in constant motion" (even things we perceive as still, or not in motion) represents constant change on a small scale. I am really fascinated by the fact that almost everything we observe is related to the scale at which we observe it. Sort of obvious, I know, but I think the act of finding similarities an differences in the different scales at which we view life will be key in defining it.

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