The industrial revolution lead to new powers for the market and the state, and reduced the control that the family…
One example I saw that was quite exciting was the fact that you could engineer a mosquito whose offspring would…
One of Darwin’s major points is that a non-sterile offspring cannot be produced by anything other than two parents of…
I would accept it as a new epoch to the geological calendar since there is essentially no doubt that the…
There are many potential technological fixes that may be able to help the situation. One obvious example would be more…
LeCain defines three types of technofixes. The transformational, the relocational, and the delaying technofixes (p. 138). A transformational fix transforms…
Technological advances such as water pumps, ventilation, and personal equipment made it possible for miners to go into subterranean areas…
Governments and religions should fear air pumps not because of what an air pump is, but because it is a…
Science can fuel, and be fueled by capitalism. A clear example of this is coal as an energy source. In…
The Cognitive Revolution as described by Harari was “the appearance of new ways of thinking and communicating” (p. 20). These…
Philosopher Arne Naess would argue that the technological fix is inadequate, as they are all too often shallow, and fail…