The anthropocene is a complex, tentative notion in my mind that is steadily gaining traction. From my first introductions to philosophy to dummy, I bought right into relativity and jumped right off of the nonlinearity train. And so now, the move to systems theory does not seem so far off. A particular point of fascination for me is the aspect… Read more »
Within the past year, I underwent a personal transformation following a severe mental health crisis that forced me to briefly withdraw from school. I found therapy in the most unlikely of places: stories. I read books on the human condition. I found companionship among patients at the hospital as they poured their hearts out in an unfamiliar “language”: emotion. I… Read more »
Walt Whitman once wrote, “You air that serves me with breath to speak…You light that wraps me and all things in delicate equable showers!… I believe you are latent with unseen existences, you are so dear to me.” Despite how personally we interpret the phenomenon of nature, the world around us is so much more complicated that we can… Read more »
We have all heard about global warming. Politicians, scientists and the media battle daily over this issue. Yet, many seem to forget a key aspect of global warming, the fact that it is global. This is not an individual issue, something a county or state can amend. Not even nationwide activism can solve global warming. To begin a reversal, or… Read more »
The point of this class is to care enough to learn and then spread awareness about the impact of our actions. I came in not knowing what the word ‘Anthropocene’ meant. I now know it means humans are a geological force. We are glaciers and meteors and our change is affecting the entire world. However, with the dawning realization of… Read more »
Written at 11:00 AM 10.8.2017 I think it’s fascinating to be alive at such a pivotal point for humanity. Not only do I bear witness to the sour fruits of the industrial revolution but I see a future where science fiction becomes reality. I recently read an article on the subject of quantum computing, a topic I’ve closely followed since… Read more »
India and China, two increasingly populous countries driving local development and deleterious emissions, will inevitable be limited by the natural resources available for their use, much like a chemical reaction (Steffen). In this manner, the planet checks the expansion of humanity. However, between biofuels and antibiotics, our species continues to defy the parameters that hinder the advance of other life… Read more »
During our periods of self reflection related to this course, I find myself facing a recurrent thought. The majority of US citizens acknowledge that climate change is happening but is anyone actually willing to do anything about it? I have heard so many individuals cry out against climate change, making claims of how we as a society need to initiate… Read more »
Educated in a school insisting students had the power to change the world, I was fed guidelines that would save us all. We should consume less plastic, bike more, and eat less meat to limit our carbon footprints. The “important single agent” concept struck me as a movement without the solution to the issue: the menacing drought of climate change… Read more »
There are many people who think that humans are getting what was coming to them. We destroyed thousands of acres of forests, hunted animals to extinction, pumped the atmosphere with chemicals, and laid cities to waste with nuclear bombs. Why shouldn’t we be punished for all the environmental crimes we have committed, right? The most interesting implication of the Anthropocene is… Read more »