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Author: Tyler Trudnowski

The Growth of Governed Freedom

November 26, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski

Since the Cognitive Revolution, humans lived their lives as hunter-gatherers amongst other small groups of humans that formed a community.…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Ol’ Pandora’s Box

November 12, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski

The CRISPR technology has come under question over the past thirty years or so. There are many different stances for…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

“I Like Turtles”

November 5, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski 1 Comment

Darwin argues for evolution over arbitrary creation from a higher being by stating that all living organisms on Earth, including…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Thank the Pessimists

October 29, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski 1 Comment

The Anthropocene is a fitting name and needs to be accepted as the new epoch. The new era should be…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

“Welp, We’re Boned.”-Bender Bending Rodriguez

October 22, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski

There are examples of techno-fixes that address parts of climate change throughout the era proceeding the Industrial Era, like the…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Do the Material Gains Trump Morality?

October 15, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski

The pollution and contamination that resulted from mining and smelting across the United States had brought about, and continues to…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Butte Tough

October 8, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski 2 Comments

In Between Heavens and the Earth, Tim LeCain explains the dangers that come with underground mining and the many inventions…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Intrigue Ignorantly Changed Us All

October 1, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski 1 Comment

Many scientific inventions can change society in different ways, big and small. Governments and religions should be cautious of air…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Progress: Our Savior

September 24, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski

Science, empire and capitalism are linked according to Harari. The link between science, empire and capitalism has only recently happened…

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

Curiosity Killed Us All?

September 20, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski

The Cognitive Revolution was a revolution when Sapiens started to develop traits that made them superior to all other beings…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

The Human Responsibility: Mother Nature

September 10, 2018 Tyler Trudnowski 1 Comment

Douthwaite thinks that social problems can be solved by technology, but Sean F. Johnston disagrees because of the many consequences…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

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