Ah, nice to see you young grasshopper. This path is long, twisted, and difficult to navigate, but the enlightenment you receive makes it all worth it. This class is designed to show you what lies in store further on in the environmental studies curriculum and to give you a sense of the type of work involved. Specifically, […]
Who Truly Rules the Earth
Paul Steinberg most recent book, titled Who Rules the Earth? How Social Rules Shape Our Planet and Our Lives covers as it suggests: The social rules in place that shape how the world functions, whether we like it or not. Some of these social rules are implied, such as being decently covered in public, whereas others […]
Learning from the Past for the Future
We all know the phrase “if you don’t learn from the past, you’re doomed to repeat it in the future”. The same can be said for ENVS 160, although not as the extreme that the phrase is usually used in context for. Once we know something, we generally use it either subtly or overtly for other […]
Its All Connected
As much as they seem separate, two things such as Making the Modern World, which is about physical materials and the usage of said materials, and the comparisons of contemporary and classic environmental thought, which is, as the name suggests, focuses on the ideas, are actually connected. How? you may ask. Well, there is […]
Reflection on the Water of ENVS
Coming into ENVS 160, I thought it would be similar to environmental science in high school. I could have been more wrong. the main source of the difference is stemmed from the names: studies and science. Studies implies that it focuses on the whole, rather than the specifics, which is the opposite of science, which […]
Asbestos: the Useful Carcinogen
A post by M. Fries and C. Woolums Introduction Asbestos is a mineral that is composed of long fibrous crystals, which give it tensile strength, heat resistance, and insulation properties, making it used in everything imaginable, from house insulation to military use, from cement to fireproof vests. It is found all over the world, with […]