As Vesna mentioned, the topic of “Space” is
including all contents in the class, and it makes my consciousness stimulated
very much.
Annick Bureaud points out, “It is artists
and their work that reveal to me the essence of space for human beings in the
twentieth century, as well as my place in the cosmos. (Leonardo Space Art
Project)” This reminds me of thinking that the universe is similar with the
brain cell.
Above the photo, the left is a part of the
brain cells whereas it is the center of the galaxy in the right. Dmitri
Krioukov at the University of California San Diego stated that “while such
systems appear very different, they have evolved in very similar ways. (Physicists
Find Evidence That The Universe Is A Giant Brain)” Also, both the universe and
the brain cell are being “mysterious” because there are many things we do not
know in these fields. We cannot expect the functions completely. The mystery
must be fascinating many people.
Additionally, I have interests about the
relations between the space and the medicine.
The purpose of “the space medicine” is to
provide the comfortable place to astronauts, and to overcome the physiological
effects in space. Under the microgravity environment, the function of human
body is rapidly changed. There are astronauts who have heart rhythm
disturbances or cardiovascular disease.
Particularly, Chiaki Mukai, who is a
Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut, explains that it is very significant to pay
attention to a bone and muscle in the space. The more people stay in the space,
the more a muscle and bone become weaken. This is because they cannot adapt to
new environment. To overcome the problem, people need to research more. When
getting the solution for poor muscle or bone, it can lead to the remedy or
prevention about osteoporosis.
Arthur Woods says, “The future of space
activities, the future of humanity and perhaps even the future all life on
Earth is in need of skilled communicators possessing the knowledge and
understanding of the scientist combined with the intuition and sensitivity of
the artist.” (Leonardo Space Art Project) I strongly feel that challenging the
space must be to create the future society.
Throughout all classes, I understand that our
daily life is inevitable for the connection with two cultures, and not only science but also human have to develop
for better life. I feel thankful to give me opportunities to learn two cultures!
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19 July. 2013. Web. 30 May. 2015.
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Your post reminded me of a physics class at UCLA with Professor Arisaka. He taught us about physics in space, the theory of relativity, and how the brain is connected to all of it. He told us there are hundreds of thousands of synapses in the brain and all of those connections are part of a bigger picture, just as there are hundreds of thousands of galaxies in space apart from our own. I also love how you connected medicine into your post. You are correct in that space takes a tole on the human body and it is important that humans do not stay in space for extended periods of time because it can be detrimental to their health. Very thought provoking post. I loved it!
返信削除I completely agree with you that as a species, we will need to explore space in order to survive. There are just too many of us to be sustainable on just one planet. There are tons of issues that you raised in your post about how hard it is for humans to survive long voyages in space, but I feel that these are all technical problems that can be solved. The non technical issues are that artistic and creative drive for explorations. When we combine those, with the science and tech, we'll really be able to explore space.
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