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Being a south campus major, I always walked by the CNSI building but never knew what was inside. In this week's lecture, I was given an insider's perspective by Dr. Gimzewski, and as Dr. Vesna introduced the topic, and through learning about the various applications of nanotechnology, I believe nanotechnology is a good idea that supports the shifts in paradigms and the merge of science and art! An idea that stood out to me the most was the diverse uses of nanosized materials. Even before the terminology of nanotechnology, there was already the use of nanotechnology with the purpose of creating art in a daily and religious atmosphere. Before the lecture, I did not know the stained glass I see at church is a product of nanosized materials that appear differently on a normal scale and nanoscale! It is due to the laws of physics changing to follow laws of quantum mechanics when things get too small (Pechkova 460). Ceramic glazings could fit in this setting as well. In modern ...

This week we tackled the collaboration between neuroscience and art. As a psychobiology major, Ramon y Cajal is often mentioned in my psychology classes for the technique of staining cells. The idea of neuroscience and art allowed me to develop a better understanding of my presence and renders a reflective aura that makes me see my own life through a more artistic lens.  Consciousness is an idea prefaced by Dr. Vesna, and I believe the idea of brainbow, allowing us to see the neuron in the brain is a step towards "expanding our consciousness" (Vesna). To better the understanding of our body is one that can help us better our lifestyle. I believe this idea that machines might take over the world is similar to the whole issue with guns. It is up to us, based on policy and regulation on how involved we want machines to be for our society. Consciousness can be furthered evaluated through the idea of a "modern man". In the abstract text by Carl Jung, he states ...

In this week’s lecture, Dr. Vesna discussed biotechnology and art; the sensitivity around this collaboration was what stood out to me. Despite the sensitivity, I do believe that art and biotechnology is a great and healthy collaboration. There was sensitivity around the ethics of art interfering with science because genetic engineering can be perceived as a “mix of nature and culture” (Levy 8). I actually had ‘oh!’ and ‘ew!’ and ‘wow!’ reactions towards the images used in the lecture videos, a lot more than the previous lectures. Before I could complain any more, there’s an artist mentioned in Dr. Vesna’s lecture this week that has already addressed it. “The lack of a common global aesthetic and a historical track record of bad taste (i.e., ethnic cleansing, line dancing, liposuction, most painting) provides me with the impetus, the eclectic fecundity to guarantee iconoclasm in a situation which could all too easily lead to the erasure of the same,” - Ad...