Week 4 Medtech and Art

My exposure to medical technology has come mostly in the field of orthodontics. As a Pre-Dental undergraduate student, medical technology plays an extremely large roll in the fixing and improvement of one's oral health. People think that orthodontics is just the use of braces to align teeth for aesthetic reasons, however there are many other reasons people go to see an orthodontist. Their job is to mold a persons lower and upper jaw and teeth so that a persons bite is the way it is supposed to be. In some cases people do not even have enough space in their mouths for all of their teeth to come in safely. One way to fix this effectively is the use of an expander. Much more effective on children, the expander slowly widens a persons mouth each night until there is adequate room for all of a persons teeth to come in.
Orthodontics is a art for that combines physics with medical technologies to improve oral health, but much of the benefit of it is definitely aesthetics. We can often see a physical difference in the way the teeth themselves look but we often don't realize the way a persons entire face is shaped is much due to their bite. In the photo we can see the difference in a woman's profile before and after braces. Orthodontics is a special of dentistry that almost completely relies on the use of medical technology.

From ordinary braces to headgear and expanders. Cases can be very simple or very complex but they all require great skill and precision. The orthodontist that I shadow has had multiple very unique cases published. It is a business of improving oral health and looks!









Resources:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dKj-VDpxADM/hqdefault.jpg

http://www.goldreichorthodontics.com/images/before-and-after-gallery/big/014.jpg

Bracesquestions. "Bracesquestions.com - Orthodontic Jaw Expander, How to Turn." YouTube. YouTube, 2009. Web. 24 Apr. 2016

" ." Online Braces Guide. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.

"Northridge Orthodontics, Calabasas Invisalign, Valencia Braces, Santa Clarita Orthodontist." Pair Orthodontics. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.

Vesna, Victoria. "Lecture Part 1." Medicine Technology Art | Lectures. Online, Los Angeles. 22 Apr. 2016. Lecture

Vesna, Victoria. "Lecture Part 2." Medicine Technology Art | Lectures. Online, Los Angeles. 22 Apr. 2016. Lecture.

Vesna, Victoria. "Lecture Part 3." Medicine Technology Art | Lectures. Online, Los Angeles. 22 Apr. 2016. Lecture.

Week 3: Robotics and Art

The development of more advanced robotics and machinery from the industrial revolution to modern day has dramatically changed the landscape of the world work force. In our lectures we see how the advanced machinery allowed for assembly lines which greatly increased efficiency in making textiles or other goods which in turn lowered prices. However this also lead to a decrease in wages and with the same hours. 

These assembly lines were the first step towards a world where so many jobs done by people can be replaced by machines. An illustration of this can be found in many modern movies even in ones you wouldn't expect. In Tim Burton's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory we see Charlie's father working on an assembly line and his job completely being replaced by a machine.
This is just one example, how long has it been since anyone has seen a person working at a toll booth? California is almost all fast pass now, that job has been completely replaced by machinery.


Another representation in modern cinema about the struggle against technology and if we are becoming too dependent on it is the movie: iRobot. In this movie the main character believes that we rely too much on machines and if we let it, they will take over our society. This movie is a representation of cyborgs which we discussed in class. Artwork by Ken Feingold seems to draw inspiration from this concept. As we move closer and closer to a world where this could be possible we must be careful whether it will positively or negatively effect society.


Resources:

Benjamin, Walter. "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." (1936): 1-7. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Davis, Douglas. "The Work of the Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction." An Evolving Thesis (1991-1995): 1-7. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

"Ken Feingold : Artworks." Ken Feingold : Artworks. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Vesna, Victoria, Prof. "Robotics Lecture 1." 10 Apr. 2016. Lecture.

Vesna, Victoria, Prof. "Robotics Lecture 2." 10 Apr. 2016. Lecture.

Week 2: Math and Art

Art has always been a method human beings have used in interpreting the world around us. Artist use their creativity and talent to show us the world around us through their eyes. As explained to us by Frantz when talking about vanishing points we learn that these artists not only must have talent in artistry to convey the their view of a something but they also use mathematics. Using vanishing points and even geometry has been a way in which math has added to the artistic ability of people.


Art and Math are intertwined more than we realize when it comes to the world around us. Escher illustrates this with his work in architecture. It is no doubt that architecture is an art, but much more goes into it than we realize. Architecture has been the way humans add to the physical world for thousands of years, from small structures to bridges and skyscrapers. Design is the art, civil engineering is making the art durable and real. Without the advanced math to make structures last, things like resonance could destroy even the most promising structures, such as the Tacoma Narrows Bridge where the natural frequency of the wind allowed for no safe travel across the bridge.

Mathematics in computers has even advanced in such a way that design processes can be tested and seen on a computer making architecture safer and much easier than it had been in the past. Mathematics has made design and engineering easier in recent years.









Resources:

"Experience a Seamless Design Process, from Concept through Completion, with Support from Autodesk Architectural Design Software." Architecture. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

"Fractal." -- from Wolfram MathWorld. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

Frantz, Marc. "Vanishing Points and Looking at Art." (2000). Web. 10 Apr. 2016. <http://www.cs.ucf.edu/courses/cap6938-02/refs/VanishingPoints.pdf>.

"Sonia Landy Sheridan - Home Page." Sonia Landy Sheridan - Home Page. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

"The Mathematical Art of M.C. Escher." The Mathematical Art of M.C. Escher. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

Week 1- Two cultures

In his work C.P. snow voices his opinions on the way universities educate their students so specifically. He felt that a broader education can no longer be achieved and criticized this university process. Universities have caused a divide between the arts and sciences, it is all too observable at UCLA. I am a psychobiology major and it has been almost a year since I have found myself in south campus. This social an physical divide of our campus causes people to spend the majority of their time with people of similar studies and interests. Brockman discusses that he would like to see more of a conversation between intellectuals and scientists. The boundaries that Universities put up between these two cultures is part of the reason there is such a divide.



Can this separation be completely avoided? Once someone is an undergraduate student they find themselves with such little time to learn anything other than the area that they have chosen to pursue. Personally being an athlete in a science major I find myself with almost no free time at all. The culture of this country has made scholarship so competitive, whether it is graduate school or professional jobs that taking the time to expand your mind to things that might not be necessary down the road almost seem like a waste of time. In this regard I agree with C.P. snow that this process could be irreversible.

The United States is such a competitive environment that college itself has turned from its original purpose to further the education of people for the purpose of learning and expanding their mind into a tool for one to add to his or her resume and make them more appealing for a job later in life. 

There is so much competition for jobs and school tuition is so high that it is even irresponsible for some people to pursue a college degree in something that perhaps doesn't have promise of a high salary. There are many barriers keeping two cultures from bridging together. We see two cultures in many way, those who can afford college and those who cannot.



Scared straight out of college



Resources:


Brockman, John. The Third Culture. N.p.: n.p., 1995. Print.

Snow, C. P. “Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution.” Reading. 1959. New York: Cambridge UP, 1961. Print.

Academy EBriefings. A Dangerous Divide. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2016

http://livelighter.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/stressed-student.jpg

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/q35d99/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-stay-out-of-school

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