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Author: Ben Schwartz

Nonhuman Primate Research

December 2, 2018 Ben Schwartz

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Posted in: Week 15: Webinar

Historian: A True Underdog Story

November 26, 2018 Ben Schwartz 1 Comment

Harari argues that while families and communities survived through the Cognitive and Agricultural revolutions, they collapsed in the Industrial Revolution.…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

From Genetic Traits to Cosmetic Traits

November 12, 2018 Ben Schwartz 2 Comments

One of the most intriguing examples of gene editing is its power to “enhance” physical and cosmetic characteristics in humans.…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Revolutionary Theory

November 5, 2018 Ben Schwartz 2 Comments

In the beginning, Darwin’s theory was never bulletproof. He lacked perhaps the most important factor of evolution, a model for…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Adding Fuel to the Fire

October 29, 2018 Ben Schwartz 1 Comment

If I were on the International Commission on Stratigraphy, I’d vote for the “Anthropocene” as a legit epoch that began…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

The climate is changing, but the solutions aren’t.

October 22, 2018 Ben Schwartz 2 Comments

As global temperatures soar, technological fixes will attempt to alleviate future catastrophic conditions. If technology prevents or slows climate crises,…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Techno-illogical Fixes

October 15, 2018 Ben Schwartz 3 Comments

Using the framework of industrial mining and smelting, LeCain categorizes technological fixes and ultimately calls for the broadening of environmental…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

UnderMining the Public

October 8, 2018 Ben Schwartz

LeCain writes on the engineering advances that allowed men to mine in the most extreme depths. When the miners ran…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Science wins the gold medal again.

October 1, 2018 Ben Schwartz 1 Comment

Governments and religions typically strive to maintain the current social order of the hierarchies they oversee. Science, in contrast, questions…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Lopsided Progress

September 24, 2018 Ben Schwartz

Harari writes on the fundamental linking of science, empire, and capitalism that has fueled the past 500 years of human…

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

A New World Imagined Order ▲

September 17, 2018 Ben Schwartz 150 Comments

Harari claims that the cognitive and agricultural revolutions pushed Homo Sapiens to the highest echelons of life. 70,000 to 30,000…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Technological Crucifix

September 10, 2018 Ben Schwartz 3 Comments

Douthwaite claims that technological fixes temporarily solve social problems and buy time for implementing interdisciplinary solutions. Yet according to Johnston,…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

The Bitter End of Montana

September 3, 2018 Ben Schwartz 1 Comment

Throughout Western Montana, current and past human activity has created a variety of environmental problems. These issues are combinations of…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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