Sunday, June 4, 2017

Week 9

Milky Way Galaxy
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Space. The one subject in science that frightens me beyond no extent. While many fields in science have an element of the "fear of the unknown", space is millions of light years of unknown. In the video of The Power of Tens for example, the office of Charles and Ray Eames takes a look at a man laying on grass while zooming out in powers of ten. At about 10^9 meters the earth itself looks like a speck of dusk. By the end the whole galaxy seems like a particle. This makes me feel so insignificant when the earth is scaled in this way and it terrifies me. 
Copernicus
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On the other hand I have a lot of respect for the scientists invested in this field. The idea that Copernicus could have begun thinking of the stars and the orbits as early as over 500 years ago is incredible! The logistics of the space elevator was another point of interest to me. With the crazy news we have daily on earth the idea of being able to transport people out is something I think is absolutely necessary. With this technology there is no telling where it may lead. In the future elevators may be able to transport people much like highways do today. 
Star Wars
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Lastly, I believe by realizing that space is an interdisciplinary science advances in space travel may reach the lengths of movies such as Star Wars, Interstellar, and The Martian may be ancient ideas. 
Works Cited
Donahue, Michelle Z. "People Are Still Trying to Build a Space Elevator." Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, 21 Jan. 2016. Web. 02 June 2017.
The Office of Charles and Ray Eames. "The Powers of Ten". 03 June 2017. Film.
"A Pale Blue Dot." The Planetary Society Blog. Web. 03 June 2017.
"POWERS OF TEN AND THE RELATIVE SIZE OF THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE." Eames Office. 15 Sept. 2016. Web. 04 June 2017.
  Vesna, Victoria . "Space+Art" 03 June 2017. Lecture

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  1. AnonymousJune 5, 2017 at 1:44 PM

    I think the point that you make about movies such as Star Wars and Interstellar having an impact on science is really important. Often, it takes the creative thinking of visionaries like artists who propose seemingly fantastic ideas in order to realize the potential of science in making these ideas come to life. In this way art makes us all - scientists and non-scientists alike - expand our imagination and think about the problems we all solve in a different light. This point that you make is vital in understanding the interaction between art and science, and more specifically, art and space.

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  2. UnknownJune 5, 2017 at 7:59 PM

    I really liked that you included the movies like interstellar and star wars because they give us a glimpse of what can the future be like. Many of the inventions in the first star wars have been invented today but we still have a long way to go. These movies are only directed and are appreciated by the public because of the intersection between arts and science.

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