Students of Great Ideas in Science II (PHYS-2028), please read the following web links prior to coming to class on Thursday, April 30, 2009. Be prepared to ask Dr. Kevin O'Donnell questions about these readings on that date.
Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962).
Rehabilitating Carson: Why do some people continue to hold Rachel Carson responsible for millions of malaria deaths? by John Quiggen and Tim Lambert, Prospect May 2008.
Our oceans are turning into plastic ... by Susan Casey. Online, from Best Life Magazine, Feb 20, 2007.
The Climate of Man - I* Disappearing islands, thawing permafrost, melting polar ice. How the earth is changing by Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, Apr 25, 2005.