Prior to the Industrial Revolution “the family was also the welfare system, the health system, the education system, the construction…
Genetic engineers can now use CRISPR technology to edit human embryos with the intent of eliminating genetic diseases, such as…
Darwin observed many phenomena that culminated in his theory of evolution. Among these phenomena were commonalities in the growth and…
Geological transformations initiated by humans will become very apparent in the future, as evidenced by the decline of forests and…
I am inclined to think that we need a major political/ economic paradigm shift to solve climate change, rather than…
Techno-fixes to environmental problems almost certainly create secondary, unforeseen consequences. Techno-fixes operate in three distinct ways with regard to the…
Miners in Butte, Anaconda, and elsewhere have had to adapt to a variety of challenges including mapping subterranean landscapes, underground…
Scientific discoveries and technologies such as the air pump and electrical machines have radical implications for politics and religion. Scientific…
The Europeans of the 16th century were smitten with this idea that the world was out there waiting to be…
The Cognitive Revolution was a process by which Homo Sapiens developed language that could communicate the abstract; describe things that…
Douthwaite doesn’t explicitly state that technological fixes are necessary- rather that they work temporarily and may offer an “important contribution”…
The Bitterroot Valley of Montana faces issues concerning water quality, soil erosion, poor forest management, loss of industry, invasive species,…