The fossil record is great for demonstrating many things about past life on Earth over large timescales and that involve big changes such as the origins of major groups of organisms.
"We need to move somewhere bigger and have a timescale that makes sense.
As an industry do we need to shout more about this so that the funding is continued (and maybe increased) up to 2020? – Jonathan Spruce, vice-chair of the national transport expert panel at the Institution of Civil Engineers One big challenge is timescales.
On this timescale divergence dominates, big time.
The project in Katine is unusually short in its timescale, and the biggest question will be how long these groups can last without back up and support from a community trainer.
"Cultural and biological evolution doesn't stand big change on a short timescale well, so I wouldn't invent anything that's too radically different from the human experience so far".
The biggest challenge was the ridiculously tight timescale.
The "comprehensive, independent investigation" will be carried out by one of the big four accountancy firms, although no timescale has been given for when it might be completed.
"But It's very clear that over a longer timescale there will be much bigger changes".
The urgently-needed rapid transition from 'bigger, faster, more' for a few, to an economy of 'better, not bigger' for the many, and on a timescale to avoid irreversible climatic upheaval, will take us all into largely unchartered territory.
