Throughout Professor Fleming’s critique of Big History, I was repeatedly reminded of similar discussion we had in my AY248 class (Anthropological Perspectives on Science and Religion). One major idea we’ve been exploring in AY248 is the ways in which western… Continue Reading →
The world is 4.5 billion years old, an amount of time almost unimaginable for humans. We have only inhabited the earth 200,000 years, yet are already making a drastic impact on the Earth’s ecosystem. This new age has become a… Continue Reading →
I always find that discussing the human’s impact on the Planet Earth always leaves a bad taste in people’s mouthes. I know that personally, a lot of the time, walking out of a talk like that, the solution seems impossible…. Continue Reading →
From Professor Fleming You were an awesome and receptive audience Tuesday evening. Thank you. Here is a special issue of Guernica magazine of relevance to the Sept. 15 lecture on the Anthropocene, https://www.guernicamag.com/features/the-boundaries-of-nature/ Note especially this article, https://www.guernicamag.com/features/the-age-of-loneliness/
When we go through our everyday routine of checking email, eating fresh fruit in the middle of winter and working in climate-controlled buildings, we become ignorant of the hidden costs behind these many inconspicuous luxuries. The high costs on our… Continue Reading →
Sometimes, when I start thinking about climate change, I start thinking a lot about fate. Last night was no exception. I know that humans are producing more carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels, and I know that global temperature averages… Continue Reading →
Our planet has experienced billions years of evolution. Naturally, disregarding human existence, the earth would still have evolved and transformed. It can be seen through climate change records that our existence has exponentially boosted earth’s systematic changes. We have taken… Continue Reading →
It seems almost like a requirement of our generation to try and “fix” what we are doing to the earth. In middle school, we were taught about recycling programs and how the little things we did could have massive impacts… Continue Reading →
During this evening’s seminar, one student mentioned something that involved the idea of humans being selfish, and, on the individual level, not thinking they can make a difference in the world. This got me thinking of my own life and… Continue Reading →
The one thing that I always think of when it comes to the possibility of “the end” because of impact that humans have had on the environment is how to not complete scare people. I feel like throughout my education,… Continue Reading →
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