katec29Comments Off on Will we survive the Anthropocene?
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from. — Al Franken As humans, we are bound to mess up. Luckily, most of these mistakes help us to grow and learn. As… Read more »
In an era of global citizenship, our president is putting “America First”. This simple slogan would be harmless if our actions did not have consequences that the rest of the world must bear. In reality, the United States is the second largest emitter of carbon dioxide. We are such a great contributor to the underlying causes of climate change that we… Read more »
While reading the assigned parts of Jeremy Rifkin’s Emphatic Civilization, I was struck by how his idea of humanity’s use of a “theatrical self” is applicable to the divide within America’s stance on climate change. Rifkin describes the theatrical self as a set of skills each person uses to adapt to a social situation. Each of us also possess a… Read more »
MadisonComments Off on Bridging Nature and Science
Reflecting back on my past conceptions of science, I cannot help but be overcome by a strong sense of guilt. Through my various science courses, I often championed the discipline as one that I could rely on solely because of its inherent objectivity. Science gave me truth, observable phenomena, and concrete answers. Reflecting back on my past conceptions of nature,… Read more »
Over the past few weeks of deliberation, my group has struggled with determining the best method of action. We are planning to portray the impacts of climate change on a local level. Specifically, we will take photos of iconic Seattle sites and couple them a paragraph discussing what will happen to them or what they represent. What makes Seattleites feel… Read more »
WinslowComments Off on The Mischaracterization of Climate “Victims”
The most important part of “How to Let Go of the World and Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change” for me was that the film framed the people most affected by climate change, the people in the low-lying areas being ravaged by environmental disasters, as the people who cared the most about the issue. I can’t tell you why,… Read more »
lucianodComments Off on Technology and Climate Change
In his book, Defiant Earth, Clive Hamilton argues humans are at the center of the world, thus we are responsible for protecting the Earth system. He says, “human activity has modified the Earth’s processes so radically that we have disrupted the great forces of nature…so much so that it has shifted into a new geological epoch,” (51) reinforcing the view… Read more »
TovaComments Off on Fear of Death and Sacrifice in the Anthropocene
In Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, Roy Scranton describes how we must accept our death as a civilization so that we can move forward and adapt to the new reality of the harsh climate conditions we are creating. His argument surprised me because the word “Anthropocene” implies that humans have been handed the controls, and it made me realize… 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 »
