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Author: Cole Satrom

the future of our past

November 26, 2018 Cole Satrom 1 Comment

The greatest event or period that lead to our reliance on the state and market was the Industrial Revolution. Prior…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Gene Modification: A brave new world

November 12, 2018 Cole Satrom

One of the most interesting are of CRISPR technology is embryo modification. This is the ability to modify human embryos…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Evolutionary Origins

November 7, 2018 Cole Satrom

Darwin suffered from the same fate that many scientist of his era experienced. He presented a new theory to science…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

The Climate of the current Anthropocene

October 29, 2018 Cole Satrom

Evidence has shown that there has been dramatic impacts of human activity on the environment in the last few centuries.…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

A Climate Cure All?

October 22, 2018 Cole Satrom

There is not an easy solution to the problems surrounding climate change. To stop the global warming that is drastically…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

The Techno-Fix: When when everyone loses

October 15, 2018 Cole Satrom

“In retrospect the techno-fixes can be seen to have often disguised the full magnitude of the environmental problems and thus…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

The Mining Paradox

October 8, 2018 Cole Satrom 1 Comment

Mining has always been a perilous and laborious occupation. Extremely primitive processes of extraction marked the early days of mining,…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Priestly Perspective

October 1, 2018 Cole Satrom

Priestly was a true renaissance man. He was able to blend science, religion, and politics into a rational series of…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

The Holy Trinity of Progress: Science, Capitalism and Empire

September 24, 2018 Cole Satrom 1 Comment

Harari argues in his book that the key that unlocked our modern society, was the connection between science, capitalism and…

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

Imagined Orders: Science or Philosophy

September 17, 2018 Cole Satrom

Harari in his book Sapiens, describes the transitions Homo sapiens went through to become the humans we are today. About…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Beneficial Pitfalls: The Consequences of Our Technological Advancements

September 10, 2018 Cole Satrom

  It can be argued that technological advancements throughout human history have increased the convenience of everyday life. But have…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Nothing New Under the Big Sky

September 3, 2018 Cole Satrom

Jared Diamond argues in his chapter, Under the Montana’s Big Sky, that all of the environmental issues facing the Bitterroot…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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