Our class recently watched the 2011 documentary Journey of the Universe (14 billion years condensed into 57 minutes! suffice it to say, there were copious metaphors–beets, balloons, fruit solar systems–employed to emphasize abstract concepts). Afterwards, Professor Litfin had us quickly go around the room to share a word or two that resonated in the film’s aftermath. What immediately comes to mind? In alphabetical order, appearing as unintentionally poetic, here are our responses.
accident
awe
because of us
because of us
cell membrane
complexity
conundrum
evolution
expansion
fortunate
glamorization
holism
meaning
organized chaos
patterns
relative
skepticism
“the urge to merge”
us
wonder