ARTS&SCI 197CNS
Introduction to Climate and History
Justin F. Shapiro
Description from DukeHub
We currently live in a geological age that some scientists call the Anthropocene. Although contested, the term does indicate the dominant role that humans and their activities now play in shaping the global climate. In turn, human-induced climate change poses the potential to dramatically disrupt the way we live today. The lessons we learn from past societies can help us understand our own place within the changing global climate.
Skills
No skill passed the confidence bar. Weak matches go to review instead of this page: an AI pass that has to quote the description, then a person.
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "justice"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 15 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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