Extra Credit Post

Watch the following ted talk about the scientific reasoning behind choosing good vs evil and give your opinion.

http://www.ted.com/talks/sam_harris_science_can_show_what_s_right.html

Logging

Looking at the three types of forest cutting which do you think is the most efficient for not only the forest but for mankind as well?
Strip Cutting
Selective Cutting
Shelterwood Cutting

What are your thoughts?

Watch this video and right down what you think. You will need to copy and paste the url to watch the video.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jeremy_rifkin_on_the_empathic_civilization.html

Eat or not to Eat; That is the Question

As pertaining to the video Food Inc. has your view of the foods you eat changed? How so or why not?

Global Warming

How much of an influence do you think humans have on global warming? Again, you need to make sure that you defend your opinion.

Morality or Science

As we look at how science works and the advances we have made there have been a lot of lines that had to be crossed. Dissections are controversal for some and not for others. The plastification process where they take living organisms and make them into plastic models is one of the newer lines that have been crossed. Many people do not like this process and think it immoral. Look at the plastification process and give your opinion on if you think it is okay to do this. Explain your opinion for the full amount of extra credt.

Sharks

Read the following short article and tell me what you think can or should be done to help protect sharks within their habitat.

http://notexactlyrocketscience.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/shark-hunting-harms-animals-at-bottom-of-the-food-chain/