CRISPR, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, is a recently developed genetic alteration technique. In principal, CRISPR allows the insertion or deletion of any genes with relatively great accuracy. This technology opens the genetic door of altering the genetic code of babies to eliminate genetic disease. This article I found, written by Austen Yeager, looks […]

Here is a screenshot I captured off of facebook the other day. I found this to be an example of how people see nature as being ‘out there’ and -non-human’. When people think of nature they think of trees and butterflies with beautiful coloration. I do not know how to source this, as it is […]

Being  honest, I love Kesha. Call it my guilty pleasure. I know the music is bad. Kesha’s song “Cannibal” (part of the larger album also called “Cannibal”), is a pop song depicting Kesha as an cannibalistic, sexualized animal who eats men. “I eat boys up, breakfast and lunch. Then when I’m thirsty, I drink their blood. Carnivore, […]

I honestly don’t know how to feel about this, but I found it extremely intriguing. This is depicting nature as squirrels recreating on the river. The irony comes with the utilization of the trash PBR can as the canoe. Did the artist paint this mural as a political statement? Is nature natural with a human […]

I found this image applicable to our conversation considering Davis’ arguments about consumerized (word?) nature. REI as a company is selling its products as access to the ‘pristine’ and ‘untouched’ virgin land. This ad paints a picture on how consumers, primarily white middle class consumers, should view and enjoy nature. The REI credit card, placed […]

Here is an ad promoting Nevada tourism. This image is very interesting. First of all, nature is portrayed as an untouched land of white (as it commonly in skiing ads). But the troubling piece of this ad is the combination of a white hand and a hand covered in a black glove. Harris’ article wrote […]