The Edge Foundation List

First, I thought that this was the most interesting thing that we have read in our class. I loved how it took something to serious, like young men and women having children, and made you look at it like a real problem or with a solution that seems extreme but necessary. I think that what the piece is trying to comment on is first what are we going to do about these problems and how far can we go to solve them. Taking something that small like the word nature and thinking about it in terms of literature and its transformation into environment gives us a look at how our society is changing things to fit our current state. We discusses how environment seems more solid and hard where as nature seems more free, with things to discover and the book shows us how we are changing our idea of nature into one that is accepting of global issues. I also think that the commentary being made is about recognizing what we are doing. Using the example of having a license to have children seems totally absurd but honestly is it that insane? So many young people are having children and they are not ready but this also sparks thoughts of how much is too much from the book. I think the overall commentary from the section is to get us thinking about how some of the things we are doing are crazy and the things we will need to go to fix them are even more out of this world.