1. Lindeman argued that scientists had an overwhelming biocentric focus in the
sciences of the environment, and he therefore sought greater inclusion of abiotic
elements into ecosystem research. In other words, scientists have tended to focus on
large mammals when thinking about the environment
How have our cosmological discoveries fueled
this expanded worldview? And, what do these questions say about the nature of life
itself? (NOTE: This is a very broad question, but there are very specific references to it in
the lectures – a full answer would refer to these sources).