Blog assignment #8

I first became interested in investigating inventions that were made to help us, that ended up harming us worse when I was writing my paper comparing two sources that I found in Nye. The statement that caught my eye was by Jacquelle. She was talking about our endless need to fix something that really does not need fixing, and how sometimes we end up making it even worse. This lead me to thinking about specific examples of time where we invented something to help, and did not understand the total effects of the new product. I thought of a few examples and the one that stuck out in my mind as the biggest problem was pesticides. I do not know alot about pesticides. Therefore, to further engage my paper, I want to research the initial reason for inventing pesticides, who invented them, what they thought the outcome would be, and how the perception of pesticides changed. I also want to find out what they did to help fix this problem and the effects it is still having today. I really am interested in this topic because I think one of human beings greatest flaws is our need to always want bigger and better things. We are so consumed by the idea of being the best, that we often dont look at all the pros and cons of our inventions.