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Author: Sean Jungst

Food Production

November 30, 2018 Sean Jungst Leave a comment

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Posted in: Week 15: Webinar

The Human Atom

November 26, 2018 Sean Jungst Leave a comment

Harai starts the final section of his book by talking about our reliance on time. As human culture has changed,…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Genetic Future

November 16, 2018 Sean Jungst Leave a comment

I am interested in the text by Harris, because gene editing on humans is ultimately the most intriguing. One of…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Dar Wins

November 5, 2018 Sean Jungst 1 Comment

Darwin points out that with the changing environments, domesticated animals have varied, and that this same variance can be found…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Climb Ate

October 29, 2018 Sean Jungst Leave a comment

The Anthropocene epoch should absolutely be added to the geological calendar. While the three authors don’t seems to agree on…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

Make a Difference

October 22, 2018 Sean Jungst 1 Comment

The consequences of climate change will have effects far greater than we currently suspect. To ensure a bright future for…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

There’s Something in the Water…

October 15, 2018 Sean Jungst 1 Comment

LeCain describes three techno-fixes; transformational, relocational, and delaying. All resulted in environmental impacts. The first techno-fix focused on in the…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Sustainable Mining: A Fallacy?

October 8, 2018 Sean Jungst 1 Comment

Copper production increased rapidly at the start of the 20th century, largely due to the use of electricity and for…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Inhale, Exhale

October 1, 2018 Sean Jungst 1 Comment

Technology certainly has drawbacks and negative impacts on humans. However, there are many reasons that governments should fear air pumps…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Death and Discovery

September 24, 2018 Sean Jungst Leave a comment

The first example that comes to mind of how scientific discovery was shaped by political and fiscal interests is the…

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

Importance of Intelligence in Homo Sapiens

September 17, 2018 Sean Jungst Leave a comment

The cognitive and agricultural revolutions gave homo sapiens a huge competitive edge over other species. On page 37, there is…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Technology and Culture Entwined

September 10, 2018 Sean Jungst 1 Comment

Douthwaite says technological fixes will temporary fix society’s problems. Sean F. Johnston counters this argument the best of the other…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Saving Big Sky for Future Generations

September 3, 2018 Sean Jungst Leave a comment

“Montana is perhaps the least damaged of the lower 48 states” (Diamond, 30). We are fortunate to live in such…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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