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Author: Colleen May

A Market State of Mind

November 26, 2018 Colleen May 2 Comments

According to Harari, the market and state began to become a central aspect of human culture after the Industrial Revolution.…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Control, Alt(er), Delete

November 12, 2018 Colleen May Leave a comment

In the Specter article, the author talks about the exciting aspects of CRISPR technology. Using this technology, scientists can permanently…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Natural Selection… Talk About Being Picky!

November 5, 2018 Colleen May 1 Comment

In Darwin’s “Recap and Conclusion” chapter, he employs several arguments in order to persuade the world of his theory of…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Something New on the Anthropo”scene”

October 29, 2018 Colleen May Leave a comment

Personally, if I were voting on whether to approve adding the Anthropocene to the geologic calendar, I would vote yes.…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

Climate Science… Infant, or Adolescent?

October 22, 2018 Colleen May 1 Comment

Techno-fixes can potentially address rising temperature through capturing greenhouse gases that are have been known to assist in global warming,…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

“Rub some dirt on it, that will fix it for sure”

October 15, 2018 Colleen May 2 Comments

Technology is made up of new and exciting inventions. I’m glad that I’ve grown up in an era where I…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

How Many Mines Does it Take to Screw in a Lightbulb?

October 8, 2018 Colleen May 1 Comment

For every large economic field, there have been technological advances assisting in their growth. Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin, and Singer’s…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Be Afraid… Be Very Afraid!

October 1, 2018 Colleen May 3 Comments

Fear of the unknown. Otherwise known as an unwillingness to undergo change. Why should governments and religions fear the inventions…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Progress Makes Perfect

September 24, 2018 Colleen May 1 Comment

According to Harari, science, empire, and capitalism are linked through the simple fact that the three different branches cannot happen…

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

Homo neanderthalensis VS. Homo sapiens… Who will win?

September 17, 2018 Colleen May 1 Comment

According to Harari, the Cognitive Revolution was “the appearance of new ways of thinking and communicating, between 70,000 and 30,000…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Technological Neverland or Wasteland?

September 10, 2018 Colleen May Leave a comment

While, we cannot deny that technology has done a world of good in our lives. We also know that technology…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

The Bitterroot Valley: Historically Unclean?

September 3, 2018 Colleen May 1 Comment

Montana’s Bitterroot Valley is a place most famous for its smaller towns, clean rivers, open air, and recreational opportunities. However,…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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