The Ferrofluid lab today was very interesting. The process of making the ferrofluid took a lot of patience, but was worth it once it was complete and we got to see how it moved and changed due to the magnet. My group’s ferrofluid did not turn out quite like the other groups; it moved with […]
Today was a very hands-on day as we spent most of the afternoon working on fairly simple yet interesting lab projects. The first project involved the creation of ferrofluid. Essentially, the ferrofluid was a highly magnetized viscous, black liquid that was easily manipulated through the use of a small magnet (as pictured in the […]
Our lecture today focused on how science and art lead a symbitic life. This can be seem in new technological inventions and ideas and art. We saw a video about a car show in Japan, showing new cars that can turn with its wheels in place, cars with smaller cars within them, and cars with […]
Shapes define our world… I had not really bothered to pay attention to all the shapes that are around defining what we call nature. Most amazingly the shapes can be found in our own solar system. Our simples living organism, an atom, looks just like the planets rotating around. What interested me the most was […]
Wow, Leonardo was a hell of a guy. The true epitome of art and science coming together to create something truly magnificent. And what makes it better is that he can be connected to Michael Jackson and zombies, two of my most favorite things in the world. After the degrees of seperation between Leonardo and […]
This day was an extremely eye opening one. The day started with our daily lecture on the thin lines between art and science and helped dissolved the barriers even more. We learned about a variety of art that had truly broken the line between art and science. We separated into our groups and went […]
Today we went and visited the UCLA Plasma Research Center. Plasma is said to be the fourth state of matter. I never had realized all the uses of plasma. when we went to the center today I was able to feel the electrical current going through the tube in the magnet which i thought was […]
The day started off with a trip to the Fowler Museum where I was able to look at aboriginal paintings from Papunya, and indigenous group in central Australia. Looking at the paintings reminded me of pointillism because the majority of every painting was composed of tiny dots. But the paintings also gave me an idea […]
Shape has always been something society has emphasized, whether an atom or a state of the art building. We as a society have tried to combine artistic feelings, with scientific imagination to form the most elaborate structures in the world. Learning about the two, side by side, has helped engage my learning and provided an […]
Today, we visited the UCLA Plasma Research Center. It was really crazy and awesome. Before I went to the research center, I didn’t know much about plasma. All I knew about the subject was that it was the fourth matter of state and an ionized gas. Although I knew some aspects of plasma, I didn’t […]