I’ll be the first to admit that it’s hard to imagine an comparative tree of different animals’ brains. Luckily, Colby professor of Biology Josh Martin created a chart (that was easy to understand even for non-scientifically minded individuals like myself) to explain how animals have different nervous systems, and how that plays into the evolution of the human race. Continue reading
Author: Amber Churchwell (Page 2 of 3)
The lecture by Professor Vittorio Loreto from Sapienza University of Rome on possibilities and innovations was very interest, but I don’t think I agreed with a lot of it. The professor claimed that innovation is what he called “adjacent possible,” meaning that it’s constantly being pushed and expanded to new horizons. With every improvement we push possible to new limits. Does this mean that innovation is somehow different now? Are new limits a good thing? Continue reading
At the museum I was particularly drawn to a couplet of photos of controlled burns in Missouri. The photos brought about the discussion of humans having the power to reset origins. What does it mean to “reset an origin”? Are resets really origins, or just pauses? Continue reading
Writing used to be one of the most respected professions, and now it is seen as a cop-out job for lazy people living in their parents’ basements. Why has writing become the butt end of career jokes? Continue reading
David Bercovici’s book on the “Origin of Everything” is a great book that brings great knowledge about our universe down to a compact item to be bought by consumers. While Bercovici kept reiterating that science is constantly changing and adapting and can be proved wrong, I couldn’t help but wonder if the public should be expected to keep up with this changing field. Continue reading