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Author: Ty Gentry

Historians? In My Future? It’s More Likely Than You Think!

November 26, 2018 Ty Gentry 1 Comment

According to Harari, the state and the market rose to power on the back of the Industrial Revolution, and by…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Something About CRISPR, Gene Drive, and What Makes Us Human

November 12, 2018 Ty Gentry 1 Comment

The combination of gene drive and CRISPR, as described in “DNA Revolution”, is a technology that I find both exhilarating…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

An Entangled Bank of Life

November 5, 2018 Ty Gentry 2 Comments

Darwin argues his theory through several means. He addresses the geographical distribution of species, the lack of “intermediate varieties”, the…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Anthropocene Anomaly

October 27, 2018 Ty Gentry

I would accept this new epoch. I believe it should begin with the Industrial Revolution. The start of the Industrial…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

(Tech) Fixing the Climate

October 22, 2018 Ty Gentry 2 Comments

Tech fixes could help address rising temperatures by reducing the amount of greenhouse gas we emit into the atmosphere. The…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Can We Fix the Technological Fix?

October 15, 2018 Ty Gentry 3 Comments

LeCain describes three types of environmental techno-fixes: transformational, relocational, and delaying. He argues that these fixes, at the time, seemingly…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

What’s Nature’s is Mine

October 7, 2018 Ty Gentry 1 Comment

There were many technological advances made by mining engineers that allowed the working miners to push into the treacherous depths…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

How Far May We Go?

October 1, 2018 Ty Gentry 1 Comment

Governments and religions should not fear air pumps and electrical machines themselves, but rather what they symbolize: the forward march…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Science, Empire, and Money: The Trinity of Progress

September 24, 2018 Ty Gentry 1 Comment

According to Harari, the link between science, empire, and capitalism boils down to one main focus: progress. This progress comes…

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

Rise of the Planet of the Sapiens

September 17, 2018 Ty Gentry 5 Comments

The Cognitive Revolution was “the appearance of new ways of thinking and communicating.” (Harari, 21)  It was the rise of…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

The Delightful Danger of the Technological Fix

September 10, 2018 Ty Gentry 2 Comments

Douthwaite states that “Whatever the moral, ethical, or legal implications of a technological fix, if it works even temporarily to…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Bitter Problems in the Bitterroot and Beyond

September 3, 2018 Ty Gentry 1 Comment

  The environmental problems the Bitterroot Valley currently faces are toxic mining waste, deforestation, salinization and erosion, climate change, and…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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