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Author: Nicole Eifert

Human Culture and the Future

November 26, 2018 Nicole Eifert 1 Comment

According to Harari, the state and market became the central aspects of human culture by giving people an offer they…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Gene Editing

November 12, 2018 Nicole Eifert

I think gene editing has enormous potential, especially when it comes to altering DNA so that certain insects like mosquitoes…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Darwin

November 5, 2018 Nicole Eifert

Darwin argued that evolution must be correct by stating that we must have all had a common ancestor somewhere along…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Anthropocene

October 29, 2018 Nicole Eifert

I think that if I had a vote, I would vote yes to add the Anthropocene epoch to the geological…

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Posted in: Course Material

global warming

October 22, 2018 Nicole Eifert

The reduction of coal use through wind and solar energy is one way that we can start combating climate change.…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Techno Fixes

October 15, 2018 Nicole Eifert

The three techno-fixes LeCain listed, transformational, relocational, and delaying, are all things that could have disastrous effects on the environment.…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Mining and Destruction

October 8, 2018 Nicole Eifert

New technologies allowed us to mine deeper into the ground without fear of losing sight of whatever was ahead. New…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Fear of the Future

October 1, 2018 Nicole Eifert 1 Comment

Religions have reason to fear things like air pumps and electricity not for the science behind them, but for the…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

Progress in Capitalism

September 24, 2018 Nicole Eifert

Science, capitalism, and empire are all linked by politics. If the majority of people think that something isn’t worth studying…

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

Human Evolution

September 17, 2018 Nicole Eifert

The Cognitive Revolution rewired homo sapiens brains. It allowed them to think unlike any other species and develop ways of…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

Technology and its Problems

September 10, 2018 Nicole Eifert 2 Comments

Douthwaite says that technological fixes are necessary to solve social problems, but both of the other authors would almost disagree.…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

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