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Author: Emily OBrien

The History of Happiness

November 26, 2018 Emily OBrien Leave a comment

In the last section of Harari’s book, he talks about how the market and the state became the central part…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

CRISPR, the New Eugenics?

November 12, 2018 Emily OBrien 2 Comments

CRISPR has the potential to be beneficial, but has aspects that can be frightening. Animal organs have been discussed as…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

From The Ocean To The Trees: A Journey

November 5, 2018 Emily OBrien 2 Comments

In Darwin’s last chapter “Recapitulation and Conclusion”, he poses several arguments to convince his readers of the role of evolution…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

I Love This Journey For Me: Yes to the Anthropocene

October 29, 2018 Emily OBrien 1 Comment

If I were on the International Commission of Stratigraphy and I had to vote whether to adopt the Anthropocene, I…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

Is It Too Late To Go To Mars?

October 22, 2018 Emily OBrien 2 Comments

The IPCC argument is that catastrophic environmental conditions will result from globally  warming temperatures. I think that technological fixes have…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Smelt Your Way Out Of This Mess (Or Not…)

October 15, 2018 Emily OBrien 4 Comments

In LeCain’s work discussing technological fixes in mining, he argues that the severity of issues was downplayed and allowed the…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Dark Side of Those Copper Pipes

October 8, 2018 Emily OBrien 1 Comment

In LeCain’s “Between the Heavens and the Earth”, he discusses various technological advances that allowed for underground mining in addition…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Innovation is Scary!

October 1, 2018 Emily OBrien 1 Comment

In Johnson’s Invention of Air, there is the idea discussed that air pumps and electrical machines should produce fear in…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land…

September 24, 2018 Emily OBrien 1 Comment

Harari claims that science, empire and capitalism are linked. He argues that capitalism has been vital for building both empires…

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

The Homo (Sapien) Revolution

September 17, 2018 Emily OBrien 2 Comments

The Cognitive and Agricultural Revolutions helped shape human history. The Cognitive Revolution happened between 70,000-30,000 years ago, and it was…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

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