Course Reading/Viewing
The UBI debate between Andy Stern and Charles Murray takes place at this libertarian think tank
What is the Cato Institute?
The word "parasite" derives from the Greek compound of para and sitos, which translates into these two English words
What are beside (or alongside) and food (or grain)?
The "mini-thesis" of a paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
This scientific discipline, founded in the late nineteenth-century, studies organic systems rather than only individuals.
What is ecology?
This is the full name of our course librarian
Who is Kelee Pacion?
This is the name of the Tanzanian hunter-gatherer tribe that Jeff Leach embeds himself with in Rewild
Who are the Hadza?
The scientific definition of parasite, "an animal or plant that lives on others," emerges in this century
What is the 17th Century (1600s)?
Holes, limitations, disagreements, or occasions for refinement in the secondary sources
What is an "outside" motive?
This word means figuratively imbuing nonhuman entities with human characteristics.
What is anthropomorphism/personification?
"With the grain" and "against the grain" are metaphors that derive from this profession
What is carpentry/woodworking?
This famous painting by Michelangelo, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, is alluded to on the cover of Jeff Leech's Rewild.
What is The Creation of Adam?
This is the name Gilbert et al. use to describe the "integrated organism comprised of both host elements and persistent populations of symbionts."
What is the holobiont?
This is the name for any uninterpreted documents, artifacts, data, or information that, when analyzed, function as evidence
What is a primary source?
The third "blank" of the Magic Thesis Statement is an "against the grain" reading of this type of source
What is a primary source?
Professor Hollingshead was born in this Canadian province.
What is Alberta/Ontario?
John Moore was being treated for this type of cancer at UCLA Medical Center when his cell tissues were commoditized without his consent
What is leukemia?
This life-threatening bacteria, which can be treated via a fecal microbial transplant (FMT), causes diarrhea and colitis.
What is C difficile?
The maximum number of absences allowed in Writing Seminar AND the number of minutes at which point a "late" counts as an "absence"
What are four (4) and fifteen (15)?
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the quasi-object?
The Dalarna witch craze occurred in this century
What is the 17th Century (ie. 1600s)?
Andrew Stern is the former president of this union boasting over 2.2 million members
What is the Service Employees International Union?
DAILY DOUBLE
Lynn Margulis
This popstar appears by name in the "Submission Guidelines" section of the course syllabus
Who is Billie Eilish?
The French word le perruque, which Daisy Tam defines as "a trick that diverts attention away from the clandestine action that is taking place," translates literally into this English word
What is a wig?
The stimulation of this nerve during an IV caused Dr. Hollingshead to pass out in a waiting room two weeks ago
What is the vagus nerve?