Environmental studies

        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).