Metaevolution

The word metaevolution refers to the whole process of evolution of matter from the origin of time (Big-Bang) down to the cultural and technological evolution that we are whitnessing of our own species in our own small corner of the Universe. Thus, in this way, Metaevolution describes the process of change of evolution itself and the mechanisms of this change through time, tackling the evolving nature of evolution and the study of this "evolution of evolution" This fascinating study takes us through physical, nuclear, chemical, molecular, supramolecular, biological, ecological, cultural processes. Metaevolution constitutes in this way an integrating term, allowing to envision common metaevolutionary paths and features, leading to emerging properties such as life or conscience in a complex avalanche of processes in which matter evolves through self-organization within an expanding, cooling down Universe

References

http://www.cienciateca.com/stsmetaevol.html (in English) http://www.cienciateca.com/ctsmetaevol.html (in Spanish)