by bindeglia | Jun 4, 2021 | bio, climate, cyber, framing, nuclear, policy, risk, solutions
An epidemic can be defined as a “Sudden, widespread occurrence of a particular undesirable phenomenon”. An empire as “an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority”. Both of which go hand in hand with the human species, interlocking...
by jrgill | Jun 4, 2021 | bio, climate, framing, policy, solutions
For this project, we wanted to take a new spin on the material we learned about in class. We have learned so much about the existential threats we face now, and we thought a new way to engage with the material was to spin the class material in a positive way. We...
by bfarabaugh | Jun 4, 2021 | climate, nuclear, policy, risk, solutions
Securing Humanity’s Future: Reorienting U.S. Policy to Address Existential Risks By Bryce Farabaugh Humanity in the 21st century is poised to face an unprecedented number of risks that previous generations did not have to face, and its ability to address these risks...
by louisjlevin | Jun 3, 2021 | climate, cyber, policy
For our project, we decided to focus on something highly relevant – the hacking of the Colonial Pipeline that took place just last month. We wrote an in-depth opinion piece that both investigates the causes and consequences of the hack, and presents a vision for...
by mrchapman | Jun 3, 2021 | climate, policy, solutions
Click here to download Madalyn Chapman’s op-ed, titled “Humanity Must Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time.” MOTIVATION AND REASONING I knew from the start of class when the project was introduced to us that I wanted to do something that had to do with...
