GEOSC 10
Geology of the National Parks

A Rocking Review

A Rocking Review

Here’s a “musical” summary of evolution, illustrated with Alley cats, and set to an old tune.

Video: Evolution Marches On (03:31)

Click here for a transcript of the Evolution Marches on video.

Here's a light-hearted look at a serious subject, set to an old tune, with help from the alleycats Coral (orange) and Prancer (gray). [Music] In the wild the rules are simple, do it better or else die, for the ones who don't do better, will be dinner by and by. Yes and those that aren't eaten, have the right stuff it is clear. And they get to hang around and have some sex and kids next year. What makes the folks become the kids, but none of them are just the same, as the difference drives survival, evolution is the name. Do not speak of hopeful monsters, the new need back-compatibility. It may take 10,000 generations for a change that you can see. For the germs that cause diseases, this may come in just a year, but o'er centuries for big critters, all you get is what is here. But as the centuries become eons, even big things change their signs, as is shown by their genetics and transitional fossil lines. What makes the folks become the kids, but none of them are just the same, as the difference drives survival, evolution is the name. None of this tells any human what is right or what to do. With our minds we can choose better, it is up to me and you. We can learn and share that knowledge, so much faster than we pass our genes. We can search for truth and beauty and to find out what life means. In the wild I might be eaten, for my eyes focus too near. You could kill me for racial purity or just sell me glasses here. But biologically, what makes the folks becomes the kids, and none of them are just the same, as the difference drives survival, evolution in the name.

Credit: Dutton Institute "Evolution. Marches On." YouTube. July 2, 2024.