ES101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: J. F. Oberlin University, First Leeds, Biomagnification
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Technologic subconscious multi-tasking is a contemporary fact of life. Distraction able to focus and be more mindful / reflectiveness. Barrier technology as a gap between yourself and others: maybe you"re closer to the people physically distant from you, however, the people near you may be distanced. Addiction addicted to updates and constant new information. Productivity it"s easy to get lost in an internet adventure (attention sucking vortex: a different kind of lost that you experience while in the real world , having more time on your hands. Physical eyes, neck / posture -> personal electronics are pretty rough on your body: interfering with sleep quality and patterns time spent in nature. Vulnerability as a species, maybe not as an individual. Bioaccumulation of ddt in watersheds leads to raptors. Ddt causes thinning of egg shells -> young birds would not come full term.