Introduction - 1/27/20

 I'm Erin Jones. I'm a senior majoring in Biology, and I'm from Abilene, Kansas. I'm passionate about cats, elephants, and Greek mythology. My top Spotify songs last year were a mix of Beyoncé, songs from Little Shop of Horrors, and other random movie soundtracks. 

I decided to study biology because I find the complex processes required to create and sustain life to be really amazing, and I wanted to learn more about them. My mom studied biology, too, and one thing that she's told me that has stuck with me is that everything changes. If you stop changing, you die -- her words, not mine. As the world changes, as environments and organisms change, evolution is necessary for life to keep living. Also, I have recently heard of the concept of carcinisation, which is the tendency of organisms to evolve into crabs. I have not heard much past that, so it would be cool if that was a topic we discussed. 

I don't think evolution necessarily relates to daily life, but it makes an impact after many, many years. I hope to further the progress in my education/major by taking this class. 

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  1. MichiJanuary 29, 2021 at 2:37 PM

    Hi Erin
    I love your mom's quote. It reminds me of the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland. She said, "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!" That has been used as an analogy for evolution, and I'll see to incorporate that later in the semester.
    Cheers, Michi

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  2. CristinaFebruary 1, 2021 at 4:10 PM

    Hi Erin! I love your passions, those are all excellent choices. I'm an equally big fan of cats and Greek mythology. It's awesome seeing other people with similar interests. Similarly, I also like your moms' quote, that's something I've never heard or really thought of before, so it's an interesting outlook on life. I've never heard of the concept of carcinisation, that's so odd and kind of funny to think about. Thanks for an interesting outlook, now I have to look into it more.

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