So, What Have We Learned?
Initially, when I realized I had no other choice but to take this course in order to finish meeting my degree requirements, I wasn't exactly thrilled. I was expecting a class full of long-winded, drawn-out arguments on...gosh honestly I don't even know what. Actually coming into the class, however, I was excited to get to know not only more about the ins and outs of science and how it evolves, but about how I think as well. My biggest takeaway was when we were talking about Darwin's finches. Initially, I was adamant that there was some sort of selection happening, there had to be because beak size is heritable in birds, it just is. We've seen this as a fact in studies conducted after Darwin looked at his finches. When the question was brought up, "but are you sure?" I was quite peeved at first. Well, of course I'm sure. Beak size is a heritable trait. It just...is. However, allowing myself to step back and blur out some of my preconceived ideas, I w...
