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Author: Amanda Larson

Designer Babies: From IVF to Morals, by Sophie Black, Amanda Larson, and Shayne Utter

December 3, 2018 Amanda Larson Leave a comment

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Posted in: Week 15: Webinar

Having Historians Read Your Horoscope

November 26, 2018 Amanda Larson 1 Comment

Harari explains that the industrial revolution was a major motivator for state powers. It began with defeating, manipulating, and changing…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Anthropic Park

November 12, 2018 Amanda Larson 4 Comments

One aspect of genetic engineering that is both exhilarating and frightening was brought up by Michael Specter in National Geographic.…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Migration Made Me Do It

November 5, 2018 Amanda Larson 2 Comments

Darwin brings up many arguments for evolution. One of the major ones is found in the bodies of humans and…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Lord of the Rings: A Stratigraphic Tale of Human Influence

October 29, 2018 Amanda Larson Leave a comment

            Humans undoubtedly have major effects on the environment. Malm explains that the onset of capitalism is the reason we…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

If My Calculations are Correct, When this Baby Hits 2.0 You’re Going to See Some Serious Stuff

October 22, 2018 Amanda Larson 1 Comment

Climate change and its implications will be a very problematic, global issue if not addressed. The IPCC suggests in “Headline…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

There May Be A Day When Man Forsakes His Copper!

October 15, 2018 Amanda Larson 5 Comments

LeCain’s argument in describing the three types of technological fixes is that we must make sure we are fixing and…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

What’s Mining is Yours

October 8, 2018 Amanda Larson Leave a comment

                The progress made in the safety and quality of mining was almost always to allow miners to reach further…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

The Corruptions of Science: Defense of Governmental Faith

October 1, 2018 Amanda Larson 1 Comment

Governments and religions should be afraid of air pumps and electrical machines because they mean scientific progress. Scientific progress will…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Wherever the Money Takes Me, Kitten.

September 24, 2018 Amanda Larson Leave a comment

Harari believes that science, capitalism, and empire together create a cycle of effect. He believes going out to find new…

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Posted in: Week 05: Harari (Part 2) and Johnson (Part 1)

The Butterfly Effect

September 14, 2018 Amanda Larson Leave a comment

Harari explains in his text, Sapiens, some of the major events that shaped the modern world. He places emphasis on…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Tech-NO-logical? Yes?

September 10, 2018 Amanda Larson Leave a comment

Sean F. Johnston, the author of The Technological Fix as a Social Cure-All believes that science is an incredible asset…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Water We Going to Do?

September 3, 2018 Amanda Larson Leave a comment

Montana faces a number of problems from toxic wastes and problems in forestry, to poor soil, poor water quality, and…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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