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Author: Kendra Fischer

Chemical and Material Synthesis and the Environmental implications

December 4, 2018 Kendra Fischer

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Posted in: Week 15: Webinar

Back to the Future: History and Humanity

November 26, 2018 Kendra Fischer

Harari’s third revolution lead to a relationship between science and imperialism.  Scientific revolutions often required paradigm shifts that are associated…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Hacking Humanity

November 12, 2018 Kendra Fischer 1 Comment

It isn’t the only the unknown consequences that startle us the most about advancements such as CRISPR, but also the…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

It’s evolutionary my dear Watson

November 5, 2018 Kendra Fischer 2 Comments

Darwin states that his theory had gaps but nonetheless the argument still is solid and heavily based in evidence  (Darwin,…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Fire + Humans = Climate Change

October 29, 2018 Kendra Fischer

Similar to Harari’s cognitive evolution when the ruling power over our decisions shifted, the changes and events expressed on the…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

The topic that just keeps getting hotter

October 22, 2018 Kendra Fischer 1 Comment

The IPCC has predicted that the climate change will result an increase in global temperatures by 2 degrees C.  The…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Out of sight, out of mine

October 15, 2018 Kendra Fischer 1 Comment

Lecain claims all historical technological fixes can be categorized into three types or some combination thereof; transformational, relocation, and delaying…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Technological fixes at their finest….

October 8, 2018 Kendra Fischer

Technological fixes are often used to counteract consequences of human development.  This can be seen in the impact of the…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Lions and Tigers and Science, oh my!

October 1, 2018 Kendra Fischer

In Joseph Priestley’s progressive writings, it is noted that the English hierarchy, both the religious and political aspects, should be…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

For profit or progress?

September 24, 2018 Kendra Fischer 1 Comment

Growth made during the past 500 years has been driven by the “loop between science, empire, and capital(ism)”, with each…

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

Our big brains…

September 17, 2018 Kendra Fischer 1 Comment

Three revolutions have happened during the Homo Sapien timeline; the cognitive, the agricultural, and the scientific. These three paradigm shifts…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Let’s Tech About It

September 10, 2018 Kendra Fischer

  Douthwaite highlights numerous ideas of “technological fix” that the other authors would argue only deal with the symptoms.  Huesemann…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Survival of the Beautiful

September 3, 2018 Kendra Fischer 1 Comment

Numerous problems threaten the ecosystem found within the Bitterroot Valley, ranging from logging to mining and the dangers associated.  Many…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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