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My dad and I went to the art exhibit in the Art Center at UCLA. I heard of this event from my TA and figured I’d go check out some of the art created by UCLA graduate students. I was pleasantly surprised by how closely related the art in the gallery was to the information we are learning in class. Some pieces of art used actual materials from machines or other technology, such as a military jacket, and others used different technological mediums to depict their art such as animation, video projection, virtual reality, and x-ray photographs. Another connection between art and technology this exhibit was that it seemed the some pieces of art were actually a social commentary of the effects of technology and social media on society. Military Jacket using wires and other  machine parts One piece that was interesting was a cloud balloon that had an animated video of two giant people, only from the ribs up, who were sitting in what appeared to be a city made of bloc

My dad and I got tickets to attend the King Tut exhibit at the California Science Center. This exhibit was amazing because it displayed many artifacts from King Tut’s tomb, the only tomb that was untouched by robbers until Howard Carter discovered the location. What was really interesting was that the pharaohs that came into power after King Tut wanted to erase his name from history because the Egyptians believe people die twice, once when their heart stops and once when the last person who speaks their name dies. This is ironic because despite their attempt to stop his i mmortality, King Tut is now the most famous pharaoh in history (California Science Center). While the stories behind his death and the religious meaning behind each artifact was very interesting, the most interesting part to me was the use of amazingly advanced technology in the construction of these pieces and the pyramids or art and the use of CAT scans when “unwrapping” the mummy and his treasures. s

Carbon Structures In week eight, we discussed how nanotechnology and art. The study of nano-molecules has changed the world of science in all pretty much all areas including biology, chemistry, and physics. I think what was most interesting to me was the discovery of different structures atoms take and how much of a different it can make to the characteristics and physical properties of the elements. For example , the laws of physics actually change when in nano-scale, like in surface tension of water (Feynman). Thermal jittering actually dominates over gravity. Because of this, Feynman was able to go on to discover that the behavior of nanoscale objects can be used to create different effects. Feynman diagrams of nanoscale structures This is cool because the art and assembly of nanoscale structures of atoms is really important to areas of science like medicine. Dr. Gimzewsk discussed chemotherapy and the study of nanoscale structures allowed certain medications tha