The processes of evolution and modern science aren't especially different. In one a bunch of random changes are made, in another a bunch of intelligent changes.

The processes of evolution and modern science aren't especially different. In one a bunch of random changes are made, in another a bunch of intelligent changes. But both just build on the shoulders of giants and add to a body of knowledge piece by piece . Progress happens step-wise, and once you've made some progress it becomes easier to make more. It kind of makes sense that both would experience accelerating returns.