Population Game - Reflection Questions

Answer these in your notebook - or here in the blog comments section. List the names of the member in your group and specify whether you are referring to your fixed population or floating rate population. 1.) At what round did your population terminate? Why? What would you do differently to ensure it’s survival if you could change that round? 2.) Did you notice any “interesting” patterns that emerged in either of your populations? What were they? 3.) How is the rolling of dice for mortality rates similar to real world conditions? 4.) As a policy maker, do you think it would be easier to control your population’s birth rate or death rate ? Why? 5.) Think about the example you could alter: You were deliberately manipulating your population’s birth rate – Why? Subconsciously, you were aiming for a “perfect” or “ideal” number in your head. Why did that even happen to you? What was that number? What made you choose it?

9/11

Well, here is the last thread for the week. On the anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks feel free to discuss the implications here. You don't need to re-hash the events, I/we have watched them and I/we all remember them vividly. I don't want to discuss "conspiracy" theories here. I want to hear factual evidence with supporting references and connect the idea that this was a GLOBAL event with significant impacts for future generations. You can take one aspect and do it in detail (i.e. airport security and what this means to you, etc.), or touch on several aspects (politics, military, alliances, NATO) in brief.

Russia / Ukraine

This is certainly a major world event which has led to sanctions by the U.S. and involvement by NATO. Who is NATO? Why would they get involved? What prompted Russia to invade the Ukraine (shortly after the olympics)? What are their motives? Are they justified in your opinion Is it any other nation's business to get involved, or are those matters which only involve Russia and the Ukr

aine only? Photo: http://www.businessinsider.com/map-russian-invasion-ukraine-2014-4

Week 1 - Ferguson, MO unrest

Tell me what happened in Missouri. Was it warranted? Did this stem from deeper roots? Do you notice anything about how the U.S. media reports on it vs. Canadian media? If you like, you can tie this into larger racial issues that exist in the U.S. In your opinion,how are they different/similar to Canada ?

Week 1 - Palestine and Israel

A very complex issue. What is happening? How did it start? Which groups started this? Who should intervene? How can this be solved? Will there ever be peace in this region of the world?

Photo source: http://www.uccpalestineisraelnetwork.org/

Week 1 Theme Post - Population&Demographics

Population - find issues related to it and comment on them in a post here. Examples: Immigration, Emmigration (i.e. you could look at war refugees in Iraq). Aging populations, fertility issues (i.e. one child policy)