Harari argues that while families and communities survived through the Cognitive and Agricultural revolutions, they collapsed in the Industrial Revolution.…
One of the most intriguing examples of gene editing is its power to “enhance” physical and cosmetic characteristics in humans.…
In the beginning, Darwin’s theory was never bulletproof. He lacked perhaps the most important factor of evolution, a model for…
If I were on the International Commission on Stratigraphy, I’d vote for the “Anthropocene” as a legit epoch that began…
As global temperatures soar, technological fixes will attempt to alleviate future catastrophic conditions. If technology prevents or slows climate crises,…
Using the framework of industrial mining and smelting, LeCain categorizes technological fixes and ultimately calls for the broadening of environmental…
LeCain writes on the engineering advances that allowed men to mine in the most extreme depths. When the miners ran…
Governments and religions typically strive to maintain the current social order of the hierarchies they oversee. Science, in contrast, questions…
Harari writes on the fundamental linking of science, empire, and capitalism that has fueled the past 500 years of human…
Harari claims that the cognitive and agricultural revolutions pushed Homo Sapiens to the highest echelons of life. 70,000 to 30,000…
Douthwaite claims that technological fixes temporarily solve social problems and buy time for implementing interdisciplinary solutions. Yet according to Johnston,…
Throughout Western Montana, current and past human activity has created a variety of environmental problems. These issues are combinations of…