The second episode of Cosmos discusses the tree of life. It discusses evolution. It shows species’ mutations through natural selection and artificial selection. It is all quality entertainment. Sometimes Neil comes off a bit hip hop in his line delivery. I appreciate his passion. This episode gave me an epiphany of our predisposition and affinity to observe and report. Or basically capture and share the moment. Wisdom and innovation are cumulative processes. We stand on eachother’s previous efforts to further construct our societal tower of knowledge. We are the only species that does this. It is our evolutionary mutation. It is why Pinterest is a runaway hit. Why we all yearn to get likes on our FB or Insta posts. We somewhere deep inside know this is a major part of our purpose. We wander our mind and body on elaborate adventure to capture something that captivates attention and breeds applause of masses. Otherwise awards, TED talks, and facebook would not be meaningful. Here are just a few instances where we show off this trait.

Scientific Process is anchored by making observations in a particular setting to prove a hypothesis. Results of the experiment are reported based on the observable metrics.

We value art. Art has a significant way of capturing imagination or ideas that are less obvious. Photography brings to life a new angle or lighting or mood. A brush stroke can translate emotion. And a song can reverberate our senses. And of course words, writing has started many brushfires of human revolt in ideology and civil direction.

We, sometimes addictively, browse through online media searching for new enlightenment. Whether an insight of the familiar, or the next iteration of technology. We salivate at the possibility of the next discovery.

And of course, the ones who can observe and report the best are the one’s we celebrate most. They capture what exists and prepare it into dynamic focus. They make it accessible for our enjoyment.

And it is worth celebrating the boundary stretching of our observable awareness. Our efforts create a catalog of all the observable universe’s trivia. Though inversely, our population’s majority love the established. Which makes me wonder, is there a slim part of our population with a slight mutation that is willing to go deeper? To thrive in the fear that fogs others?