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As a premed student, this week’s topic was quite fascinating, as I’ve definitely encountered research on nanotechnology in the past. The various ways that nanotechnology applies to medical advancements is deeply impactful, as these methods often minimize the invasiveness of traditional treatment methods. One such application is seen in Dr. Yang’s research at UCLA that utilizes nanotechnology to treat complex brain tumors. Therefore, this week’s topic ties in with the past few weeks, such as neuroscience and medicine. This illustrates the wide range of applicability of nanotechnology.   Example of a nanoparticle Furthermore, the fact that we can separate individual atoms to form meaningful words and images at a microscopic scale truly opens up a new world of art. We can use this method to create paintings at an atomic level. With this method, the produced art is not only intricate, but also extremely precise. The art that can be produced are unlike any via traditional media of ...

This week's topic was particularly interesting for me, since I have been involved in neurobiology research myself in a wet lab at UCLA. Furthermore, being a Pychobiology major had given me opportunities to explore the human brain in various ways through my classes and projects outside of class. Given this background, I would say that the Brainbow project is one of the most beautiful works that I have seen so far in this class. The impact it had on me was not only due to the stunning visuals, but also due to the overwhelming implications it has on the scientific community. The brain has always been the biggest mystery when it comes to the human body. We have attempted countless times to map the brain in order to understand it, and this piece of art is a step forward in that direction. Brainbow  Furthermore, I have seen artist friends around me who actually created art out of their understanding of neuroscience. One friend I had once drew a tree out of dendrites, which is not an...

Let There Be Light; and Sound was a fascinating workshop that illustrates the intersection of art and science. As someone who has learned about things like the electric field, pressure, and vectors in general in my physics class, it still caught me off guard that this topic would come back in a North campus class. While I struggled to understand the entirety of the content, as it was a lot of scientific information I had not encountered in my previous science classes, I was still able to see the beauty and art in the work that he presented. I thought the demonstration of the tube that utilized sound waves to produce light was incredibly interesting. The next talk, In Search of Light: Wadada Leo Smith’s “Creation” in Sound, Symbol, and Breath was also a great talk that relates back to the main idea of our class. This workshop talks about the flux of sound and how she forged it with the world of art. I’ve always thought of music as a form of art, so this symposium i...

This week's topic was fascinating, especially since I used to work with mice as lab animals. While I have heard various ethical debates on the scientific usage of mice and rats in research, this is the first time that I have seen them used as mediums of art. Personally, I think human civilization is built upon a foundation of the arts, and that anything to help our understanding of art should be equally as important as advancing the sciences. Therefore, while I do see the same ethical dilemma of using animals as subjects of experimental biotechnology, I do not see harm associated solely with it as a means of art. Rabbit that was injected with GFP Furthermore, I find Kathy High's projects very interesting. From her "embracing animal" project, it really highlights the similarities rats have to humans. Our evolutionary similarities are often overlooked because of how physically different we look from rats. However, this projects evokes a certain sense of empathy fr...

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