Kent Bui DESMA 9

Medicine and technology have advanced, and as a result, more data and robotics are available to doctors. This however has caused depersonalization between doctors and patients. Doctors have just analyzed the numbers and data that have been available to them and have treated their patients like "inanimate objects". This is where the arts come in. Arts represent humanity and emotions, such as empathy. Doctors need empathy to understand their patients. In order to achieve these, many schools including UCLA have required humanities and arts courses for all students regardless if they are pursuing a science or arts degree. https://dailycampus.squarespace.com/stories/2018/4/6/the-nonsensical-schism-between-humanities-and-sciences Another more direct use of arts in medicine is the use of music in therapy. Music is a form of art. Music therapy uses music to treat various issues, such as social or cognitive. This shows how music and art can be used in modern medicine. Music and art ca...

  I attended the Origami Revolution watch event on April 6, 2021. The movie was really interesting. I used to fold origami pieces when I was younger but stopped now. I would recommend this event because I genuinely found it very interesting. I've always been interested in origami, but I never realized how it would be applied to science. It's super interesting to see how my hobby has been adopted in the scientific community and has uses beyond just art. Origami has always been an art, and this movie has shown how origami can help the scientific community as well. Origami is an example where science and arts come together, which is a key part of this class. The Origami Revolution movie showed applications of origami in science with folded solar panels to save space. NASA has limited space on their rocket ships. Origami allowed for solar panels to be folded up and save space, so more panels were able to be brought. Another adoption of the is was the use of origami in police tools....

    Robotics and mechanization have become part of our current life. From simple contraptions that aid us in everyday life, such as a Roomba, or complex humanoid robots mentioned by  Maša Jazbec. However, there has been fear of robots as well. To make people more comfortable and alleviate some of these fears, robots have been made to resemble humanoid structures. Art and design are needed to work alongside mechanization and robotics in order to be effective. Mechanization and industrialization act as tools, which means that there are specific benefits and drawbacks to their uses.  https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/20/18104679/irobot-roomba-i7-plus-robot-smart-vacuum-review-price-specs-features     Industrialization and mechanization have taken over modern production. This has often caused a loss in artisan crafts, such as a mass-produced knife versus one formed by a master blacksmith. Similar to Walter Benjamin, reproduction cannot compare to the original, n...

     Math and nature go hand in hand. The golden ratio can be seen throughout nature, which was mentioned by Professor Vesna. Related to the golden ratio, nature, such as seashells, follows the Fibonacci sequence. Hexagons are also prevalent in nature because they are the most efficient shape to fill a plane. For example, honeycombs are comprised of hexagons. Simple math is used to create beautiful pieces of art. https://nautil.us/issue/35/boundaries/why-nature-prefers-hexagons     Piet Mondrian uses math formulas when he creates his artworks. All of his paintings follow a certain rule. The canvas is divided into smaller squares. Then the squares are used to form other rectangles and squares, with no sides being equal length. Piet Mondrian doesn't use intricate art styles, but rather focuses on the precise placement of color.  Learning about this made it more appreciative of his artwork. Using just mathematical rules can make a beautiful painting. Lear...

          Similar to Snow's personal experience that on the surface people seem similar, but otherwise experience vastly different cultures, I noticed this on UCLA's campus: the divide between north campus and south campus majors. Students who are otherwise similar are separated between humanities and STEM. On the surface we are both UCLA students, we have school pride, we eat at the same dining halls, we have the same dorms, but what's different is the classes that we take and who we interact with. Vesna's article mentions that efforts to bridge cultures have been ineffective, she uses science studies as an example of this further alienating science and humanities. Similarly, UCLA requires students to take general education courses, so we get to experience both sides of campus, however, students continue to alienate themselves. There are superstitions on either side, such as north campus major classes being all easy A's, or south campus majors are introver...