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Author: Conner Cross

Change in the Village

November 26, 2018 Conner Cross

When discussing the societies of the past, Harari paints a picture of a family and community central society where people…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

CRISPR

November 12, 2018 Conner Cross

One example of a possible advancement in science using CRISPR technology is the ability to modify the genome of animals…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

The Revolution of Evolution

November 5, 2018 Conner Cross

To help convince readers of his theory of natural selection, Darwin used a multitude of arguments. He began by addressing…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Climate Change On An Epoch Scale

October 29, 2018 Conner Cross

If I had a vote on the commission contemplating the formal addition of the Anthropocene epoch to the geological time…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

Please save us, Elon.

October 22, 2018 Conner Cross 1 Comment

By 2040, we may see severe climate conditions. Unbridled carbon emissions are projected to cause an overwhelming rise in global…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Reducing Toxic Waste

October 15, 2018 Conner Cross

Lecain argues that through the three classes of techno-fix, transformational, relocational, and delaying, the effects of the industry of mining…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

My Anaconda don’t want none unless you got precious metals, Hun.

October 8, 2018 Conner Cross 1 Comment

Lecain gives us many examples of the technological advancements to mining occurring in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Namely,…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

One Powerful Air Pump

October 1, 2018 Conner Cross

In Observations on Air, written in 1774, Joseph Priestly relates the effects of a surge of knowledge on religion to…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

The New Trinity

September 24, 2018 Conner Cross 2 Comments

In Part Four of his book, Harari addresses the Scientific Revolution, specifically the relationship between imperialism, capitalism, and science, and…

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

Wise Men Say

September 17, 2018 Conner Cross 1 Comment

  In the first two sections of his book, Harari addresses both the Cognitive and Agricultural Revolutions. These two revolutions…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

The Technological Band-aid

September 10, 2018 Conner Cross

Douthwaite’s sees technological fixes as a short term “time-out” for social issues. Ideally, scientific innovation allows society to put drunk…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

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