With my major being Interior Design, I am not required to take many science classes; however, last year, I took “Introduction to Archaeology” which got me interested in the furthering my knowledge on the evolution of humans. We discussed the beginning of homosapiens and neanderthals and watched several Netflix documentaries on the subject. The way humans adapted to their specified environments was astonishing to me especially when they would travel to unfamiliar climates I learned how they survived — which eventually proved the Darwinism theory right from the beginning of man. While learning about evolution, I learned about why we developed the base phenotype genes we have now through the climates and conditions we previously came from and how our brains kept developing from surviving off of new proteins as we migrated, continuously looking for a better life at a chance of survival. This led us to create the tools and technology we have today, with which I couldn’t imagine the world without now.

In the suggested videos through natural geographic, it’s amazing to hear that with our genes, we are able to trace back as far as the first true humans. Even though it’s obvious knowledge that everyone on earth belongs to one of hundreds of distinct groups of related people, to put that fact into words and be shown a cartoon visual of how it is simple it can be really helped me put that vision together and truly understand that this is how the world has been evolving since the beginning of time.

Having discussed these relations to what I have recently learned in my archaeology class, I managed to notice how this study of science relates to Interior Design. Last year, I took a class called “Human Dimensions” where we studied the importance of ergonomics within design and how it is our job to enhance the comfort of the human body, which takes on all shapes and forms and evolves. One specific fact that I learned is how it can be brought to one’s attention the date a building was built according to its interior measurements. Doors at one point were all made to be much smaller than they are now; this was because way back when, the general size of humans used to be smaller and these doors used to be considered a natural size. You can see physical proof in buildings how the physical stature of humans and the utilization of a space affected design has evolved in comparison to modern day. From archaeological findings of ancient remnants of homes to the genealogy of humans, evolution is proven to be happening constantly all around us. The Alters and Alters article asks the question, “Why, then, should science students learn about evolution?” and responds with “…evolution is the basic context of all the biological sciences,” and biology can only be understood fully only in an evolutionary context. The biological science aspect of design really is what drives me to be passionate about the research that goes into providing the most efficient design that is accommodating to any group of humans. New research is found everyday in many fields all around the world and I always have a new found appreciation for it whenever it presents itself to me.