Life on earth has been evolving for billions of years. For all this time nobody was “in control” and, most of all, nobody was “managing things.” If anything could be said to have been in control, it was natural selection.…
Tag: Anthropology
Queen Control, Worker Policing, Anarchy and Law in Honeybee Society (Apis Mellifera)
This paper was written during Chris’ undergraduate studies at the University of Queensland. Read the Queen Control, Worker Policing, Anarchy and Law in Honeybee Society (Apis Mellifera) .pdf.
Why Are the Punan ‘Complex’?
This paper was written during Chris’ undergraduate studies at the University of Queensland. Read the Why Are the Punan ‘Complex’? .pdf.
“Isaac and Ishmael” and Ishmael
In response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, creator/writer Aaron Sorkin and the other minds behind NBC’s The West Wing decided to delay the official start of the series’ third season, quickly creating a new…
Cooperation: Embracing Our Heritage
This paper was written for the Deming Scholar / MBA in Management Systems program at Fordham University. Read the Cooperation: Embracing Our Heritage .pdf.
The Unsustainability and Origins of Socioeconomic Increase
This paper was written as a masters thesis for the City University of New York Graduate Center’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program. It describes the unsustainable nature of our civilization and suggests ways to achieve sustainability. It won…
World Bank 2000 and the Unsustainability of Economic Growth
This paper was delivered as part of a panel discussion, “The World Bank Millennium Report: A Recipe for More Inequality,” organized by Michael L. Blim, chaired by Jarrett Zigon, and given during the 99th American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, San…
The Unsustainability of Economic Growth
This paper was written for two courses — “Capitalism and the World Economy,” an Anthropology course given by Dr. Michael Blim, and “Topics in Human Ecology,” a Sociology course given by Dr. William Kornblum — that were part of Mark’s…
The Social Full House: Circumscription and the Evitability of Complexity
This paper was written for “The Rise of Civilization,” an Anthropology course given by Dr. Gregory Johnson that was part of Mark’s customized curriculum in the City University of New York Graduate Center’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program.…