Alice Ball: A Stolen Breakthrough
by The problem of gender inequality in scientific fields was a problem that originally stemmed from Aristotle’s legacy. Aristotle defined the male as …
Author: Zachary Liston
Mertonian Norms in the Modern World
Throughout “The Normative Structure of Science” Robert Merton introduces and explains the sets of institutional imperatives that we refer to as the …
How the iPhone changed the future of society
Technology is more available now than ever before. All it takes is to walk down any street in America, and more likely than …
Cyberwarfare and the future
An original funding budget of $6,000 in 1940 would change the world forever. This U.S. government research project would become known as …
Amazon Robots and the Future of the Warehouse Industry
I have only been alive for 20 years, and since 2000 I have witnessed technological advancements few would have ever been able to …
Why GMOs should play a role in the future of agriculture
Throughout this week of class I learned a lot of new information about genetically modified organisms. My knowledge prior to the readings …
Basis of Social Darwinism and the Herero Genocide
Through this course we have learned how science affects all aspects of life, and the extensive ways it gets manipulated throughout time to …
Culture at Colby, Prevalent and Expanding
Culture has always been one of the most complicated words to define. In every class I have taken at Colby or in highschool, …
Frankenstein and Dolly the Sheep: Boundaries of Ethics and Discovery
There are many important questions that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein brings to light. The book deals with many ethical and moral dilemmas that scientists have faced …
Error Precedes the Truth
In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last. ~Hugh Walpole In all facets …