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Week 4 Blog       This week we learned about how science and technology has influenced medicine as well as the manipulation of our bodies. Starting from the very beginning, as some would call the intersection of art and science, many artists first became intrigued with dissection pertaining to anatomy. Dissection was very important for artists in order to make sure they were representing the body correctly. From the time of dissection during the Renaissance until the introduction of technology into hospitals in the beginning of the 20th century, technology has developed drastically in the field of medicine.     Dissection during the Renaissance.       As technology progressed, the perception of our bodies shifted. One major discovery that shifted our perception was the production and detection of electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength now known as x-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895. Since then, x-rays have...

Week 3 Blog Printing Press            Throughout time, society has always welcomed industrialization has an ever-changing positive development to enhance people’s lives. Ever since the creation of the printing press by the Chinese and the introduction of it 400 years later by Johannes Gutenberg, there has been constant development. One major development was in the area of robotics, specifically the introduction of assembly lines, most famously started by Harrison Ford to make automobiles more accessible to the average person. Professor Vesna explained that industrialization came to the point of robotics which is found in almost everything we do related to manufacturing. This is a rapidly growing field because robots are becoming more and more intelligent. Assembly Line                    In the movie, Blade Runner, we can see just how powerful advanced robotic evolution...

Week 2 Blog          I have never considered math as an art so this unit has really taught me a lot about the correlation between the two that I didn't even know existed. Many artists say they hate mathematics but what they don't realize is that they use it all the time in their art. In this week's lecture, Professor Vesna explained that mathematics is ultimately the one thing connecting art and science. http://math.aalto.fi/conferences/math-art/        Greek sculptor, Polykleitos, who was famous for his human sculptures such as Doryphoros , was one of the first, if not, the first artist to use mathematics in his art. In the 5th century BC, Polykleitos wrote his canon explaining the ideal male nude proportions based on the ratio 1:√2 . This shows the powerful influence of mathematics in art and science and how it has inspired artists since the 5th century BC.   Polykleitos  http://employees.oneonta.e...

Week 1 Blog: Two Cultures          When I first entered high school, I was very excited with where I chose to attend. The dance program was fantastic and there was a strong emphasis on arts. Unfortunately, after my first year, we got a new school headmaster who didn't believe that arts and science could co-exist equally. By my second year of high school, there was already remodeling being done and a campaign started to raise money in order to expand the science department which meant they had to cut into the performing arts and English buildings. High School Campaign for the Sciences  http://olsonvisual.com/olson-visual-works-with-lehrer-architects-for-new-construction-on-milken-community-schools/            In C.P. Snow's piece of work, "The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution," he famously asked how many people could describe the Second Law of Thermodynamics. No one knew the answer but he exp...