Week One Blogger: JackPedersenDESMA9

Hi, my name is Jack Pedersen and this is my opinion on the ideas from this week.

From reading the articles provided and watching the lectures that were available, all of the writers perspectives center around the the big idea of being able to bring together the science and humanities, as well as creating a third culture that would implement knowledge from different fields. Vesna argues for the essential need of a third culture that would include both of the artistic and the scientific thinking. Snow talks about the divide between the two cultures and the necessity for a  better communication and understanding between them. Brockman and Kelly were able to talk about this third concept of culture, creating emphasis on the need for collaboration and communication to address the global issues. There are various departments on campus that are able to focus on humanities and science. But, we see a very small interaction between the two. Generally, it is common for students to just focus on a single area of study, having few opportunities for a collaboration. The perspective that is highlighted to us creates an importance of combining the knowledge form the two unique fields. I have had to think from a multidisciplinary perspective. This has also brought light to the very importance of collaboration and communication between study, which will be a necessity for a change in society. The new ideas given to us in the sources, allow for a new thought process to attacking an issue from a multidisciplinary perspective. I can use these new unique perspectives to find these new opportunities and get with people from other fields of study.

“A Dangerous Divide: The New York Academy of Sciences.” Nyas, https://www.nyas.org/ebriefings/a-dangerous-divide/?tab=overview.

Rowe, Duncan Graham. “John Brockman : Matchmaking with Science and Art.”

Snow, C. P. The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. At the Univ. Press, 1960.

“The Third Culture.” Edge.org, https://www.edge.org/conversation/kevin_kelly-the-third-culture.

Vesna, Victoria. “Toward a Third Culture: Being in Between.” Leonardo, vol. 34, no. 2, 2001, pp. 121–125., https://doi.org/10.1162/002409401750184672.