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Author: Taylor Koth

Power to the Individual

November 26, 2018 Taylor Koth

Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari has probably been my favorite reading of this entire class.…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Where Do We Draw the Line with Gene Editing

November 16, 2018 Taylor Koth

For a long time now, I have known that CRISPR technology was highly debated on whether we can ethically use…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Darwin and Natural Selection

November 5, 2018 Taylor Koth

In Darwin’s “Recap and Conclusion” chapter, Darwin recaps the main points of his publication, mainly his arguments for natural selection.…

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Posted in: Week 11: Darwin

Have Humans Burned Their Way into History?

October 29, 2018 Taylor Koth 2 Comments

The International Commission on Stratigraphy is supposed to decide on whether or not to include the Anthropocene epoch to the…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

Rising Global Temperatures

October 22, 2018 Taylor Koth

The articles about the IPCC report discusses the consequences of increased global temperatures at 1.5 degrees C and 2.0 degrees…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Transforming, Relocating, and Delaying Pollution

October 17, 2018 Taylor Koth

Timothy LeCain talks about the three types of technofixes by looking at two case studies involving the copper mines and…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

We Want To Go Deeper, But We Need Help

October 8, 2018 Taylor Koth 1 Comment

Tim LeCain explores how complex technological systems had to be created in order to meet challenges seen while mining in…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Money Makes the World Go ‘Round

September 25, 2018 Taylor Koth 4 Comments

Harari links science, empire and capitalism mainly by one thing: money. He spends a great deal of time explaining how…

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

Bitterroot Forests Need Attention

September 6, 2018 Taylor Koth

Jared Diamond talks in-depth of the environmental issues that the Bitterroot Valley of Montana faces in his work “Under Montana’s…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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