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Jacob Burton 5/26/17 Desma 9                                                                            Blog 8                   Nanotechnology isn't really technology as it is more like a new science. Some potential ideas using nanotechnology that range from smart washing machines that know how dirty the clothes are, to artificial red blood cells and different "nanobots" that repair our bodies. Nanotechnlogy has also been brought up for use I the military. The person who is often credited as the person who initiated the conceptual u...

Jacob Burton Desma 9 5/19/17                                                                     Blog 7               This week's lecture touched on Neuroscience and art and how they are connected and how they are used in each other's respective fields. The first lecture described consciousness and memory and the state or condition of being conscious. This would fall under the category of neuroscience which is fairly new. Aristotle was one of the first people to think about what is now neuroscience and think about and study the brain. He believed that the brain was the main cause for slee...

Jacob Burton Desma 9 5/12/17                                                                         Event 2                      For this event, I attended a design media arts graduate solo show by Eli Joteva. This event was extremely interesting as it showed Eli Joteva's beautiful artwork. She had different balls of ice hanging by a rope that were set up around the room. What made these balls interesting is that they were covered with leaves and other such materials and objects. The day I went was the third day of the...

Jacob Burton Desma 9 5/13/17                                                                        Blog 6                    This week we looked at Biotechnology and art. This weeks topic seemed to be the most controversial lecture and section yet, such  experimentation with animals, hybrids between species and other controversial topics. Another example of this is genomes in food. Me personally, researching this, I am torn on using GMOs. The pros of using GMOs is that the flavors can be enhanced and be greater. Using GMOs also ...

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