Week 1

     Hello! My name is Jackie Setiady and I am majoring in Biochemistry; I love literature and making art. This course is relevant to my career path in how it relates to the technology aspect of Pathologists' Assistant.

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It is also relevant in my personal life because I strive for the balance between the science and art facets of my life. I do not have many artistic aspirations, unless you count cooking and baking, in which this course is relevant to the balance between the artistic, emotional side of creating food and the science behind the ratio of ingredients and methods of cooking/baking. 

One of the materials I reviewed that most influenced my understanding of this week’s topic is from Snow’s The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. I heard many of my peers joke similarly to what Snow’s observations how “The non-scientists have a rooted impression that the scientists are shallowly optimistic,” while the latter thinks that the “literary intellectuals are totally lacking in foresight…” (1)

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A second material I reviewed that impacted how I learn about this topic includes the quote “science and art generate truth and beauty, technology generates opportunities…” (2). I do not agree with Brockman’s belief that “literary intellectuals are not communicating with scientists” (3). Wilson proposed an interesting idea that “artists could produce useful or interesting modified organisms for reasons other than commercial profit” (4). I think this is easier said than done, since those without the right backgrounds will have a hard time accomplishing this goal of furthering innovation with art. I agree with Vesna’s stance on collaboration being a prominent factor towards an “...atmosphere of collaboration and mutual respect…” (5). 

  1. Snow, C.P. The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution ; the Rede Lecture, 1959. Cambridge England, University Press, 1961.

  2. “The Third Culture | Edge.org.” Edge.org, 2024, www.edge.org/conversation/kevin_kelly-the-third-culture. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

  3. Graham-Rowe, Duncan. “John Brockman: Matchmaking with Science and Art.” Wired, Mar. 2AD.

  4. Wilson, Stephen. Myths and Confusions in Thinking about Art/Science/Technology. College Art Association Meetings.

  5. Vesna, Victoria. “Toward a Third Culture: Being in Between.” Leonardo, vol. 34, 2001, pp. 121–125. Accessed 21 Apr. 2024.

  6. (2024). Staticflickr.com. https://live.staticflickr.com/218/508181800_b2c8a50bdb.jpg

  7. Hamiltonhealthsciences.ca, 2024, www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Medical-Laborary-6.jpg. Accessed 21 Apr. 2024.

  8. ‌Bing.com, 2024, th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.LZJoAZRp_VVFSwNRmwy3TQAAAA?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain. Accessed 21 Apr. 2024.


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