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Author: Dexter Jarrett

Tic Toc Time is Almost Up

November 26, 2018 Dexter Jarrett 2 Comments

Harari (2015) discussed how the Industrial Revolution socially constructed the notion of time. Before the Industrial Revolution and the significance…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

DNDisaster

November 12, 2018 Dexter Jarrett 3 Comments

One exciting thing about CRISPR technology is the possibility of using animal organs in people who are sick. Michael Specter…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

For Just $18.59, You Can Evolve To

November 5, 2018 Dexter Jarrett 1 Comment

One argument Charles Darwin made for evolution through natural selection was how geology has changed over the many years of…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Anthropocene ya later

October 29, 2018 Dexter Jarrett

In the Steffen, Crutzen and McNeill article the definition of Anthropocene is given. It reads, “The term Anthropocene suggests that…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

That’s One Hot Planet

October 22, 2018 Dexter Jarrett 2 Comments

The IPCC is an organization that works under the UN to establish policies that benefit the world in the areas…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Sulphur Stinks: The Harms of Techno-Fixes

October 15, 2018 Dexter Jarrett 2 Comments

In When Everybody Wins Does the Environment Lose? by LeCain he argues that techno-fixes used to solve environmental issues often…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Mining in Butte, America

October 8, 2018 Dexter Jarrett 1 Comment

              In “Between the Heavens and the Earth,” Tim LeCain discusses the importance of copper mining at the turn of…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Angels and Demons

October 1, 2018 Dexter Jarrett 1 Comment

As Steve Johnson quoted, scientist Joseph Priestley, in the Invention of Air, “The English hierarchy if there be anything unsound…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Do you wanna build an empire?

September 24, 2018 Dexter Jarrett 1 Comment

In Sapiens, Harari argues, “Money has been essential both for building empires and for promoting science” (305). Capitalistic investments are…

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

Sapiens: A Brief “History” of Humankind

September 17, 2018 Dexter Jarrett

Harari describes the Cognitive Era as the time between the Big Bang Theory and the Agricultural Revolution. During this era,…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

“I’ll Tech You Later, If You Get My Fix”

September 10, 2018 Dexter Jarrett 1 Comment

Douthwaite was very optimistic about the solutions to social problems through advancement in technology (technological fixes). Other experts such as…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Environmental Madness in Montana’s Mountains

September 3, 2018 Dexter Jarrett

The Bitterroot Valley’s most significant environmental problems today include toxic wastes, forest degradation, soil issues, water issues, air pollution, climate…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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