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Author: Marika Feduschak

Dissatisfied and Irresponsible Gods

November 27, 2018 Marika Feduschak 1 Comment

As human civilization grew and population increased, the state as an institution became more powerful. The government started interacting with…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

You Look Good in Your New Genes

November 16, 2018 Marika Feduschak

CRISPR-Cas9 technology offers a huge scope of possibilities. One that seems to have the most substantial and immediate benefit is…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Dar-Winning Evolution

November 5, 2018 Marika Feduschak 1 Comment

Darwin begins his argument by pointing out that although the geologic record may seem to be provincially lacking evidence to…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Our “Core” Beliefs

October 29, 2018 Marika Feduschak

Humans are undoubtedly changing the world environment, and among its effects are those that are obvious to us now—extreme weather…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

This Representation Wants Taxation

October 22, 2018 Marika Feduschak

The 1.5°C mark is one that seems trivial, almost inconsequential, yet it is one that holds dire consequences for the…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Pick Your Poison

October 15, 2018 Marika Feduschak

LeCain describes the transformational, relocational, and delaying technofix, arguing that the almost inevitable appearance of these characteristics is due to…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

The Walking Lead (Pb)

October 8, 2018 Marika Feduschak 21,230 Comments

The Anaconda mine in the early 1900’s exemplified the growing distance between the “technosphere” and the natural environment—the improvement of…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Air Pumps to Atomic Bombs

October 2, 2018 Marika Feduschak 2 Comments

             Priestly’s revolutionary ideologies spanned his religious, scientific and political perspectives as one interconnected web; they informed and affected one…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Progression in Regression

September 24, 2018 Marika Feduschak

Harari notes that European conquest was different in that they “set out to distant shores in the hope of obtaining…

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

Homo brainius

September 16, 2018 Marika Feduschak

Harari argues that the Cognitive Revolution is what initially set Homo sapiens apart from other human species and allowed them…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Eternal Vigilance of the Technological Mind

September 9, 2018 Marika Feduschak

In his commentary, Jeff Douthwaite does advocate for the informed use of technology to solve social problems while still recognizing…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

The Bitter Roots of Today

September 3, 2018 Marika Feduschak

The Bitterroot Valley’s environment problems include salinization of water caused by overgrazing of land and unsustainable agricultural practices, a higher…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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