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 […]
Today we were introduced to the more artistic part of this course. Rita and Gao talke about shapes in nature, engineering, and art.We then moved onto Einstein and Newtons theories on gravity and the speed of light and how the two didn’t match up if the sun were to go away. Later we went into […]
Throughout history, the mysteries of the Aborigine culture has astounded us in its communicative ability. Over 50000 years ago, the Australian Aborigines established a communication system by creating drawings and symbols on the rock caves. The many paintings done in this time were truly astounding. Rather than the traditional straightforward pictures, they used […]
Today’s lectures dealt with the shapes of atoms, structures, and music. While atoms are generally represented as spheres, their actual shapes are much more complex. An atom may exist as a dumbbell or a cross, as well as a sphere. A crystal is an example of an atom that has a fixed repeating structure. The […]
Today we finally descided on what our project is going to be. After about 50 different ideas we all agreed on this one. It is a new way to view the world involving quantum dots being embedded in every surface and having a special lense that can be tuned to only display certain colors which […]
It’s the second Monday of the ArtSci Program at UCLA. And as if in correspondence with the plasma lab and its contents, the weather today was the hottest it’s been our entire stay here. For the science-y part of the day, the LAPD lab or the Basic Plasma Science Facility lab that we visited was […]
Today we listened to Victoria explain her journey through the two worlds of art and science. I was so intrigued about the path she took and the work she does. I would love to explore art in the way that she does! I especially liked the way she incorporated other cultures into her artwork such […]
Today, the popular saying “last but not least” seemed to apply well as we went on a variety of field trips across both the campus and town. In fact, in my opinion, it seemed that we had indeed saved the best for last. After visiting an art gallery and plasma-research lab, both of which […]