Unit 4 : Medicine + Technology + Art
It really stood out to me how MRI’s are used in both art and in the medical field. I can personally relate to this because I had to have an MRI when I was very young, when I was in 3rd grade. To me, the most informative part of the reading was on page 75. Author, Silvia Casini, stated “the appeal of brain imaging as a technique of self-portrait is powerful for an audience outside the medical field, because information is conveyed through images” (Casini). I related this back to what I have learned during weeks 1 and 2, because it served as another example as to how technology, even in the medical field, overlaps with technology used in the arts.
This class has been really important to me because of the way it showed me that science and art are so closely related. Another example of this interrelationship was seen in lecture 1 at 05:20. Professor Vesna stated that basically “every artist has the book Gray’s anatomy [which was originally only] made for medical [purposes]” (Vesna). This relates to me because it serves as another aspect of how this class benefits me in relation to my major. I really have no idea what I would like to be once I graduate or am even sure of my major.Choosing a major has always felt like a life or death decision, and I have always been very scared to choose one. This is due to the fact that I like so many different areas of school. I like to code and use technology, but I also love art and science. I also felt like if I chose just one of these subjects that I would only be able to focus on that for the rest of my life, but this class showed me that is not true. All of these subjects overlap and I am really happy to learn this.
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Casini, Silvia. “Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as Mirror and Portrait: MRI Configurations between Science and the Arts.” Configurations, vol. 19, no. 1, 2011, pp. 73–99., https://doi.org/10.1353/con.2011.0008.
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Hello Maya, I enjoyed your post! I have had to have several MRIs to access recurrent knee injuries kid, and I remember how long the process was. I was impressed with how accurate and useful they are for doctors; my doctor just scrolled through layers of images and quickly pointed out where the problem was. I am also glad that you are enjoying the class and it is potentially helping you choose a major! I did not know what to choose for a few quarters either, but I came to the conclusion that I'm going to try to do applied math so that I have a broadly applicable background, while I take art classes and build my portfolio. I hope you find what major fits you!
ReplyDeleteHey Maya, I also had a very similar thought process when it comes to having many differing passions and feeling as if I had to choose one between them. This class however has shown me that my passions all intersect in some way and that it is possible to integrate them with one another. This is why I feel as I can relate with your feelings on what we learning in this class and its applicability to future career decisions.
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