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Author: Mathew Shea

The Detriment of the Mob

October 29, 2018 Mathew Shea 1 Comment

If I had a vote, I would accept the Anthropogenic Epoch to the geological time scale, like both authors claim,…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

Climate Change: The Hobby that Became a Necessity

October 22, 2018 Mathew Shea Leave a comment

Technological fixes, such as the carbon capture technology, would allow governments to continue using coal (Davenport 2). This technological fix…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

The “Illusory” Solution

October 17, 2018 Mathew Shea Leave a comment

LeCain argues that the transformational, relocational, and the delayed techno fixes are all “illusory” as he says on (page 149).…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

The Necessity For Cleanliness

October 8, 2018 Mathew Shea 1 Comment

Technological advances for mining are another one of those technological fixes, and they create solutions to the problems that come…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

The Discrepancies Between Science and Government

October 1, 2018 Mathew Shea 1 Comment

Governments should fear air pumps and electrical machines because with new inventions governments can be challenged or even toppled. This…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

The Progress of Progress

September 24, 2018 Mathew Shea 2 Comments

According to Harari, “Science needs . . . the mutual reinforcement of politics and economics” (pg 250). When he says…

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

Myth or Strategy?

September 17, 2018 Mathew Shea Leave a comment

The first revolution is the cognitive revolution. The cognitive revolution affected the development of human civilizations by allowing them to…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

The Solutions That Should be Found

September 10, 2018 Mathew Shea 2 Comments

Douthwaite claims that technology is necessary to solve social problems, but if only for time, yet he has a positive…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Montana’s Take on the World’s Problems

September 3, 2018 Mathew Shea Leave a comment

Montana, being a place of Limited rainfall, high altitudes, and distance from population centers makes it agriculturally non competitive, this…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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