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Author: Owen Pendergast

Homo Sapiens Get Got

November 29, 2018 Owen Pendergast Leave a comment

According to Harari, the State and Market became the central aspect of human culture due to the abolishment of community…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Gattica Shmattica

November 16, 2018 Owen Pendergast Leave a comment

An example from the readings about CRISPR technology that both excites and frightens me is the picking and choosing of…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Darwin Slumwins

November 7, 2018 Owen Pendergast Leave a comment

Darwin argued that through natural selection, there is proof of evolution. Darwin pointed out the appearance of the natural selection…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Anthropcene? I barely know her!

October 30, 2018 Owen Pendergast 7 Comments

I think we should absolutely accept the Anthropocene epoch to the geologic time scale. To not actively address and take…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

IPCC? Thank God for yeezy!

October 23, 2018 Owen Pendergast 1 Comment

Technological fixes address rising temperatures by using new methods to restrict the negative consequences of air pollutants such as coal…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Technofixes? More like Sneko-rinses

October 16, 2018 Owen Pendergast Leave a comment

LeCaines argument about the three types of technofixes is that regardless of what benefits may seem immediate, the negative repercussions…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Wastey Wastey, Eggs and Bacey

October 8, 2018 Owen Pendergast 2 Comments

In “Between the Heavens and the Earth” it talked about how Thomas Edison’s invention of the light bulb was instrumental…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

The (not so) Holy Trinity

October 2, 2018 Owen Pendergast Leave a comment

Empire, science, and capitalism are all linked together according to Harari due to how they all seem benefit off of…

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

Advance to Go (oh no)

October 1, 2018 Owen Pendergast 2 Comments

Governments and religions should fear “air pumps and electrical machines” because of what theses scientific advancements and others like it…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Not your grandfathers revolutions

September 17, 2018 Owen Pendergast 1 Comment

The revolutions that Harari talks about being what shaped modern civilization as it is today is the agricultural revolution and…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

How Deep Is Your Love For Technology

September 10, 2018 Owen Pendergast Leave a comment

With Douthwaite’s statement that technology can solve all of society’s problems, and continuing on this trend won’t have any serious…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

I (don’t) bless the mines down in Montana (Africa)

September 6, 2018 Owen Pendergast Leave a comment

Often considered the subject of untouched natural beauty, Montana has had its fair share of negative factors contributing towards some…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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