There are no scheduled sessions at this time. Sign up to be notified when this course is available.
The story of how we human beings have interacted with the world around us is a story of spectacular achievements and colossal disasters. Our collective minds have succeeded in sending people to the moon, eradicating smallpox, and editing our own DNA. This class will examine the ways in which our species relentlessly seeks to triumph over everything around us and to control everything that affects us. We will examine successful and failed efforts to conquer or control space, weather, animals, mountains, silence, thirst, and even evolution itself. Note: this will be a rerun of the class presented in the Summer 2021 session, for those who missed it.