We use experiments, theory and computation to study motion and matter at the human scale. Areas of interest include the patterns of shape and flow of inanimate matter in systems ranging from the supramolecular to the planetary, and the dynamics of sentient living matter that can self-organize, perceive and act in systems ranging from the sub-cellular to the super-organismal. Via answers to specific questions, we aim to get at general principles, if there be such, and get a qualitative understanding using quantitative methods – Soft Math !