Year: 2018

The Potential of Computer Science in Supporting Animal Rights

The following website is about some of the applications of computer science in animal rights and wildlife conservation. As WPI students, we actively look for avenues to apply our learning to novel areas, and this is one such example. Learn more about how new developments in computer science are capable of supporting animal rights movements… Read more The Potential of Computer Science in Supporting Animal Rights

A Mammoth’s Medieval History

Group Report By: Brittany Jette, Giahuy Lenguyen, Kaustubh Pandit, Rachael Zmich   Shapiro, Beth. How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction. Princeton University Press. Beth Shapiro is an evolutionary molecular biologist who teaches at the University of California. She is a professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and specializes in… Read more A Mammoth’s Medieval History

Human Companions: The Shift From Wildlife to Domestication

Human Companions: The Shift From Wildlife to Domestication   Twardek, William & Peiman, Kathryn & Gallagher, Austin & Cooke, Steven. (2017). Fido, Fluffy, and wildlife conservation: The environmental consequences of domesticated animals. Environmental Reviews. 25. 10.1139/er-2016-0111.   William Twardek is a very experienced individual in the field of animal research, with a concentration in ocean… Read more Human Companions: The Shift From Wildlife to Domestication

The Reciprocity of Human-Animal Influence Throughout History

Written by: Achu Balasubramanian, Saniya Syeda, Mackenzie Warren, Claire Lungwitz Ritvo, Harriet. “Animal Planet.” Environmental History, vol. 9, no. 2, 2004, pp. 204–220., doi:10.2307/3986084. Compared to: Singer, P. 1975. Animal Liberation. HarperCollins. [Preface and Chapter 1: All Animals Are Equal] The author of Animal Planet, Dr. Harriet Ritvo, is a historian who studies and teaches courses… Read more The Reciprocity of Human-Animal Influence Throughout History