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 Jackson we saw an extremely eye opening video about the relative size of things and the many different dimensions that surround us all. These dimensions cover all possible events in all possible times in all possible universes.
After the lecture, we seperated into our groups and head to the labs we were assigned to visit. The first lab we visited the scientist was studying cancer. He showed us a sample of cancer from around fifty years ago that had yet to die. He told us that cancer was immortal which is why it is such a difficult disease to treat. The exchanges we made during this lab really helped be get a much deeper understanding of cancer.
After the cancer lab we moved to the engineering building where we learned about a project to create a cheap, small, and effective blood viewing unit called LUCAS. This device uses the shadow of the blood and the particles inside of it to project an image of the blood on the screen. They have managed to get the technology very small, so small that it can fit onto a cell phone.
Today was another great awe inspiring day, that taught a lot about myself.
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