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Author: Jacob Kelley

From Family to State

November 26, 2018 Jacob Kelley 3 Comments

According to Harari, the state and the market replaced the family and the local community as the central aspects of…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

CRISPR or Not

November 12, 2018 Jacob Kelley 6 Comments

I’ve heard a lot about CRISPR technology over the course of this past year, but one thing that I haven’t…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Dar for the Win

November 4, 2018 Jacob Kelley

Charles Darwin was unable to definitively prove evolution through natural selection but it was his belief and he had many…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Industry > Earth

October 29, 2018 Jacob Kelley

The international Commission on Stratigraphy has not yet officially approved the term Anthropocene as a recognized period in geological time.…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

We are all to blame

October 22, 2018 Jacob Kelley

The rising global temperature is arguably the most severe environmental and ecological issue we face today. “Global warming is likely…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Techno-Fix or Techno-Fail

October 15, 2018 Jacob Kelley 1 Comment

LeCain discusses three types of techno-fixes and how each one is used to create and solve problems. The techno-fixes described…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Mine to Kill

October 8, 2018 Jacob Kelley

Mining precious and base metals throughout American history has had a major impact on our industrialization and financial growth as…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Fear of the Unknown

October 1, 2018 Jacob Kelley

Air pumps and electrical machines may seem trivial in the grand scheme of society and government today, but they are…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

$cience, for Profit and Power

September 24, 2018 Jacob Kelley 3 Comments

One might suspect that science, empire and capitalism are three completely separate entities unrelated to one another. It is difficult…

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

Survival on the Fly

September 17, 2018 Jacob Kelley

The development of human civilizations and the dominance of homo sapiens over other species throughout history as told by Yuval…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Wrath of the Techno-Fix

September 10, 2018 Jacob Kelley 4 Comments

Jeff Douthwaite believes that the majority of our societal issues can be fixed through advancements in technology. Douthwaite states on…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Montana In Mayhem

September 2, 2018 Jacob Kelley

The bitterroot valley of western Montana has been and is currently effected by many different environmental issues. These issues are…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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