According to Harari, the cognitive and agricultural revolution helped glue communities together, while the industrial revolution broke that down and…
Using CRISPR technologies to eradicate disease from disease-spreading mosquitoes could prevent millions of deaths due to dungue fever, Zika, and…
Darwin believed that all species originated with one species. He says that natural selection exists largely based on the belief…
I would accept adding the Anthropocene epoch to the geologic time scale. “… the Earth has now left its natural…
When it comes to a strictly technological fix, these articles mainly discuss carbon capturing technology and an increase in the…
Using the cases of Ducktown and Anaconda, Lecain demonstrates the blanket techno-fixes of the time and their ultimate failure: transformational…
“With improved maps and measurements… obstacles could be overcome with powerful new machines and techniques”. (Lecain, p.36) These maps and…
Air pumps and electrical machines represent scientific innovation and progress. Innovation wasn’t always a good thing, it meant discounting the…
According to Harari, Europe was the first country to really open their eyes to the world around them and accept…
The Cognitive revolution began with “the appearance of new ways of thinking and communicating.” (Harari, p.24) This led to the…
Huesemann and Huesemann refer to the negative effects of technological advancement as “unavoidable” and “intrinsically unpredictable”. (p.15) Essentially, the few…
“Not until 1971 did the state of Montana pass a law requiring mining companies to clean up their property when…