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Author: Mandy Hawkins

A New Revolution

November 26, 2018 Mandy Hawkins Leave a comment

Harari mentions there are many upheavals in human society that were brought about by the Industrial Revolution. He lists many…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

CRISPR Technology

November 16, 2018 Mandy Hawkins Leave a comment

In the article by John Harris he mentions that people inherently think of embryo modification as being unnatural and that…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Adapt or Die

November 5, 2018 Mandy Hawkins 7 Comments

Darwin uses several examples in his argument of evolution through natural selection. Some of his arguments, which he lists on…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Natural selection…

November 4, 2018 Mandy Hawkins Leave a comment

Darwin uses several examples in his argument of evolution through natural selection. Some of his arguments, which he lists on…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Making a change for climate change

October 29, 2018 Mandy Hawkins Leave a comment

If I had a vote on the committee, I would vote yes to adding the Anthropocene epoch to the geologic…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

Progress Means Reinvention

October 2, 2018 Mandy Hawkins 4 Comments

Governments and religions have every right to fear things such as air pumps and electrical machines. Inventions like these really…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Consequences of Growth

September 27, 2018 Mandy Hawkins 1 Comment

Harari describes that science, empire, and capitalism are directly linked through growth and are dependent on one another. Science fuels…

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

Started From the Bottom Now We Here

September 20, 2018 Mandy Hawkins Leave a comment

Harari states “The Cognitive Revolution is accordingly the point when history declared its independence from biology. (Harari pg. 37). The Cognitive…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Moving forward with technology

September 11, 2018 Mandy Hawkins 2 Comments

Douthwaite claims that that technological fixes are commonly a short-term solution to a much larger and complex problem. He also…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

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