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Author: Erica Dobrowski

Happily Never After

November 27, 2018 Erica Dobrowski 4 Comments

State and market started to become the main aspect of human culture when the industrial revolution began. According to Harari,…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Hmm, CRISPR

November 16, 2018 Erica Dobrowski

I first heard of CRISPR technology in my microbiology course of 2017. I was at first repulsed by the idea…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Don’t Worry Darwin, We Believe You Now

November 7, 2018 Erica Dobrowski

Darwin argues that he is unable to prove natural selection because of the imperfections of geology and past epochs. His…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Listen up Y’all

November 1, 2018 Erica Dobrowski 1 Comment

  I wasn’t able to follow the first reading by Stefen, but when I started reading Kolbert’s “Enter the Anthropocene…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

John Tyndall, Whatta Guy

October 22, 2018 Erica Dobrowski 1 Comment

After reading the horrific reality about climate change, I think it is important to start taking drastic measures on finding…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Science

October 1, 2018 Erica Dobrowski

Johnson’s response to Priestly’s statement “The English hierarchy (if there be anything unsound in its constitution) has equal reason to…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Modern Science Shmodern Shmience

September 24, 2018 Erica Dobrowski

Throughout the reading Harari talks about how capitalism, empire and science are linked.  He asks “What potential did Europe develop…

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

You talkin to me?

September 19, 2018 Erica Dobrowski 3 Comments

I agree with Harari that the cognitive revolution and the agricultural revolution formed basis for our modern civilization. During the…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Montana is losing it’s roots and people are bitter

September 3, 2018 Erica Dobrowski 7 Comments

Erica Dobrowski Week 02   The Bitterroot Valley faces a lot of issues other more populated states faced years ago.…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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