Who is ultimately in charge?

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Wallllll-e

I was particularly interested in the way the speaker talked about robotic exploration, and how while robots been extraordinary helpers in space exploration, robots in movies are almost always portrayed as being threatening (Besides Wall-E which is a great movie… Continue Reading →

Poetry

I was interested in this talk after having taken a poetry class during my sophomore year here. The speaker talked extensively about how poetry is tool for keeping language alive and revitalizing it. The only way to grasp the understanding… Continue Reading →

Robo Sapiens?

Why do humans engage in space exploration? Well, robots do too. They are the only things that have actually “set foot” on extraterrestrial surfaces. Humans have only been in orbit. This poses the question of whether robots are human helpers… Continue Reading →

Beauty as Pain

The last discussion was based on the practice and stigma surrounding the culture of plastic surgery. I thought that an interesting resounding theme from the lecture was the idea that beauty is pain. I think that this is relevant inside… Continue Reading →

Dulce et decorum est

The exhibition “the Sensory War 1914-2014” at Manchester Art Gallery examined the effect of war on humans and nature throughout a century. At the beginning of her talk, Dr. Ana Carden-Coyne said that war is artistic. And indeed war is artistic… Continue Reading →

Nonhumanism and Human/Nature

In the previous weeks, we have been hearing a lot about the human perspectives on everything from the medicalization of war, ancient myths and photography but one perspective that we have been sorely lacking is the perspective on something other… Continue Reading →

Italian Futurism and the Natural World

The talk a couple weeks ago on the use of poetry during the difficult change from Italy from its fascist roots to a more accepting place was throughly interesting. It took a significant social movement for an older generation of… Continue Reading →

The Plastics

I have always looked at plastic surgery as a good thing. When I was younger, my mom had breast cancer and had to undergo a mastectomy. She had reconstructive plastic surgery so she could go back to the way she… Continue Reading →

Photoshop “heals” the picture

This lecture allowed us to see not only nature but also the body as a kind of landscape. It was interesting to explore the relationship between cosmetic surgery and the American visual culture. Plastic surgery, at first, was intended for… Continue Reading →

Editing pictures

I was intrigued by the idea that cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery overlap in more ways than we typically think- both surgeries make people feel more beautiful and change their social status, and contribute to one’s overall “health.” No matter… Continue Reading →

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