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Nanotechnology is a field that we, as a society, are pretty uneducated on because it is not mentioned to us nor is it well known. However, in this week’s lesson, Professor Vesna introduced us to nanotechnology. Before this lesson, I had no idea what nanotechnology is. To my surprise, nanotechnology is all around us. It is in our food packaging, the clothes we wear, and even in our electronic devices and its accessories ! The meshing of nanotechnology and art is something I didn’t think was possible. However Rothemund, the speaker at the TED talk for DNA folding showed us how they do in fact go hand in hand at time. Rothemund showed us DNA folding into what resembled a smiley face ! Who knew that scientist could manipulate DNA and change the way that it folds ? Companies like Apple are well known for using nanotechnology. Nanotechnology has made life more efficient for us in certain ways. Dr. Gimzewski was very helpful in making us understand the concept of nanotech

NEUROSCIENCE + ART The relationship between neuroscience and art is quite intriguing. They go hand in hand. I believe that without neuroscience, or more specifically the brain, would be no art. There would be no creativity. In this week’s lesson we brought light to the significant role in which neuroscience plays in relation to art. In my opinion the most interesting section of this week’s lesson was the effects of certains drugs on the brain and the way in which they create art. The term that is now being used to describe the meshing of neuroscience and art is “neuroaesthetics”. As obvious as it is, we all know that art creation and perception comes from the brain and certain things can trigger that such as drugs. I found that Professor Vesna’s talk about different the drugs including, LSD & cocaine, and their effects in lecture was very interesting because it is fascinating how these drugs can make us create art out of our everyday surroundings. For example, the effect

Event 2 This week, I was lucky enough to attend the End-of-the-Year show for the Media, Arts, and Technology department here at UCSB. The show consisted of graduate students showcasing their creations that included all three aspects. The showcase was fairly entertaining however all of my attention was put towards an interactive robot that one graduate student created. This robot, ( pictured on the left), is one that detects human-like sounds,& responds to them. It also has the ability to do a few human-like things. It can sing, play music, and record videos. In order for it to do these things, you must interact with it simply by standing in front of it and holding your arms out. This specific art piece ties into the section of Robotics + Art. During week 3, we focused on robots and their relation to art. The robot created for the end of the year show is a good example because not only was it an interacting robot, but it also produced art in the form of music and images. I

BioTech + Art I believe that human creativity is one of the most beautiful things in world. Without it, we wouldn't have a lot of the things we obtain today that make our lives easier. However, as we all know, nothing i perfect and every good thing does have its bad side. Human creativity can sometimes be our worst enemy. Why ? Because when creating things, we often don't take into account that what we produce can negatively affect our well being. We fail to be careful enough to minimize the chances of creating and distributing things that can harm us and therefore, human creativity should be limited when it affects a large amount of a population. In this week’s lesson, we discussed the mixture of the biotechnology and art worlds. Specifically, we went over the topic about GMOs also known as genetically modified organisms. I found this topic to be quite interesting because it is a prime example of human creativity that is both beneficial and non-beneficial. GMOs are e

Here is my midterm project ! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15NOCjrTyZPHHaO5hFrZLS0-DmuQMeKD7KHnxqvI3uoM/edit?usp=sharing

Eve Laramee says “I am interested in the ways in which cultures use science and art as devices or maps to construct belief systems.” This quote sparked my attention because I completely relate to it. In general, we never think about how art and medicine are related. Being in college, art majors and medical field majors are considered complete opposites and classes as well as buildings designated for those majors, are place are opposite sides of campus. However, this week’s lectures and readings have shown me that in some ways medicine and art are, in fact, related. Chemistry building(right side), located on North side of campus Arts building(left side), located on Southside of campus The body in itself is art. From our skin color and body shape, to the different textures we obtain. As Professor Vesna says in lecture “ MedTech+Art”, medicine is a form of art. But how ? What aspects of medicine are considered artistic ? When thinking about the medicine and art worlds comin