Hello, and welcome to my Very Serious Reflection Post, where I Reflect Very Seriously on all the Crazy Science that I have learned over the past four weeks. Because as fun as this blog my seem, it is in fact a class assignment and I am Legally Obligated to be serious on it at least once a month.
Okay, not really. Sorry y'all, y'ain't getting rid of my shenanigans that easy!
I would like to deviate from my regularly scheduled Screaming About Science posts, and instead scream over Learning About Science. Bc y'all, we be learnin' up in here.
I started the semester with a rather workable idea of evolution, save for one misconception: time. Unlike my second blog post claims, evolution doesn't have to take generations and generations and generations of arduous time. Things can change in just two generations! And in some organisms (like bacteria), that amounts to maaaaybe a couple of hours' time. Like, bruh. Bruh.
Luckily for me, Michi didn't laugh in my face over my misconceptions, and continues to be a stellar teacher. My biggest struggle in this class is coming up with blog posts that don't make me want to die from the boredom of regurgitating bland science. I want my science snazzy, thank you very much.
Okay, jokes aside, I did have some trouble understanding how the mechanisms of DNA replication relate to evolution - but only because I didn't know the mechanisms of DNA replication. That was...awkward. Don't like lookin' stupid over here. But hey! Now I'm suffering through that unit of Modern Genetics, so it's a win-win. Ya girl is ON IT.
As for the remainder of the class, I'm pretty pumped to see what else we got on the docket. I've never learned about evolution beyond the classic Darwin-and-Mutations stuff, so...who knows what's next?! I, for one, am hoping to discuss which animals are likely to evolve sentience and inherit the earth after humans have died off. My money's on corvids.
Course, if they decide to get a head start, then I for one would welcome our new corvid overlords.
Edit: I've made and found a lot of memes for the class, so here are some my favorites so far. Feel free to steal and use.
Hi Madison! I love your post ( and your blog in general). You take such a fun approach to your posts and that makes it very enjoyable to read. I also had the misconception that evolution happens through a long amount a time and generations, and after this course also learned that evolution can be seen in a matter of only a few generations.
ReplyDeleteOkay, this blog post was fantastic. I love seeing another student going off-topic and posting memes in blog posts, top tier stuff right there lol.
ReplyDeleteHi Madison! I enjoy reading your blog so much! I love how much fun you have with it and I can tell you put a lot of work into them! I agree that it was hard to understand DNA replication and evolution. I really liked the memes at the end of the post!
ReplyDeleteMadison,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog and I also agree that there are instances that evolution can happen in a matter of a few generations. Do not worry about it, I also had a few misconceptions when I read my first blog again. We will be learning more and more in this class as time passes