Evolution

I recently saw the TED talk by Ray Kurzweil. It's a much recommended watch. However we study evolution, plot a proxy for evolution (say technology adaptation etc) against time on the logarithmic scale, it shows a linear trend. Basically, we are racing faster and faster into the future. The adage "change is the only constant" will seem more and more true as we tread ahead.

After watching "Madagascar 2" on my sister's recommendation, I got started again on how far ahead animation studios in the US are to rest of the world, and how they are continuously redefining the state-of-the-art in animation technology and story-telling. My sister defended India, by suggesting music here, Hindustani classical, Carnatic, sufi, folk, etc is very rich, expansive, deep and mature. Cuisines here have variety in tastes and complexity in preparations. Textiles and fashion, the cloth, colors, patterns and styles employed in traditional wear suggest similar evolution. They all borrow from and reflect life, land, nature and climate and evolved over much longer periods of time at a pace slower and steadier than today's.

In the future, we'll be bombarded with more and more information. A growing vocabulary and adapting language should capture, at a meta-level, the change we will experience. My sister suggested I capture this thought, hence the blog entry, just click on the above video link to hear the experts.