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Author: Jose Alarcon Cascales

State and Market vs Human

November 26, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales Leave a comment

According to Harari, before the state and market dominated the human culture, they were the family and the community the…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Gene Editing Technique

November 12, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales 2 Comments

From Marcy Darnovsky’s article, I will talk about the idea of genes and babies. On the one hand, it is…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Darwin post

November 5, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales Leave a comment

In this last chapter, Charles Darwin mentions some reasons why he considers the natural selection as something available to understand…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Do you trust me if I tell you that climate change is real?

October 29, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales Leave a comment

If I was a member of the International Commission on Stratigraphy I would really vote to yes to accept this…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

Sciente: reliable or not?

October 22, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales 1 Comment

Technological fixes can somehow solve those problems who make our life easier. In this case, we might call these fixes…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Mining and its secondary effect

October 15, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales 1 Comment

For LeCain, there are three types of technofixes, which are: the transformational techno-fix, the relocational techno-fix and the delaying techno-fix.…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Several problems with mines

October 8, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales 1 Comment

It was thought that “with improved maps and measurements, mining could be rationalized and systematized; obstacles could be overcome with…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Religion is the hunter and Science is the prey

October 1, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales Leave a comment

For Johnson, these two groups were the vital pillar of the English country. Therefore, if they were reduced or they…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

The Bermuda Triangle

September 24, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales 1 Comment

According to Harari, these three elements are connected. Capitalism refers to an empire or a society that is, somehow, associated…

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

About Homo Sapiens and Revolutions

September 17, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales 1 Comment

For Harari, the Cognitive Revolution constitutes “the appearance of new ways of thinking and communicating.” (Harari, 21). This means that…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Technology. Good or bad?

September 10, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales 2 Comments

On the one hand, Douthwaite defends the technological phenomena to make our life easier in a short term, and he…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Montana and its apocalyptic future

September 3, 2018 Jose Alarcon Cascales Leave a comment

The main environmental problems Montana is currently facing and had their roots in the past are toxic waters, logging, burning…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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