Mapping the World with our Senses

This radio talk show conversation was quite fascinating. I have never thought of mapping the world by using your other four senses: hearing, smelling, touch, and even tasting. At first, I thought it was kind of bizarre to think about, but as I listen carefully to the whole segment, it made sense. For instance, lets say that an individual wanted to map New York City through smell. If the individual walks through Chinatown, he or she can smell the Asian foods from the restaurants. The smell helps a person to recognize the area instead of just using sight. Basically, if a person senses Chinese food as the majority smell, then it means that he or she is probably in Chinatown or some sort of restaurant district. Overall, the whole conversation had helped me perceive the world in totally different way.

Contemporary Visions Video

Outdoor art is fascinating.

Cell Art from the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore

The contemporary museum in Baltimore held amazing technical devices that could be used as experiments with our daily objects. One demonstration that had fascinated me was the cell art that involved using the light from my phonelight to draw lines on the projected screen. The technology is truly amazing. I didn’t even think that it was possible. I kept on using my cellphone to draw random lines on the screen for about five or six minutes. This experience was fascinating, but I can only wonder just how advanced our technology is going to be in the next fifty years or so. From this point on, we can only guess.

Technology Changing our Environment and Society

It is safe to assume that technology that completely dominated our lives as human beings. Our society has moved from an agricultural society to a highly industrialized society. In a technological world, a person has to adapt to the effects of technology. For example, technology has helped improve our transportation methods. Today, a person meet thousands of people from all around the world. Sometimes, immigrants may move to another country and do not know how to speak English in America. This problem forces us to learn a secondary language in order to communicate with foreigners because of transportation being modified by technology. Also, in urban environments, a person can see advertisemnts posted in every street. We are becoming dependent on technology to help improve our lives. Technology is one of the issues that can be very difficult to solve correctly.

Blog Response on Koyaanisqatis

The film, Koyaanisqatis, shows an interesting perspective on how technology has dominated our society. In my personal opinion on this film, there are many facts that back up this idea. Since the dawn of the human race, people originally depend on natural things from nature. For instance, early prehistoric people would dwell in caves and use them as a form of shelter. However, as time progressed on, people began using their imaginations to generate ideas how they could make their lives more easier than depending on nature for vital needs. This idea marked the beginning of technology. Humanity uses technology as a way to make life very easy by accoplishing tasks within a few moments. Our reliance on technology has isolated us from nature. For example, a human build anything in order to survive in a certain environment. A squirel however, depends on oak trees for food and shelter. With technology, people no longer have to rely so much on nature for support. Basically, humanity has moved from living in a natural environment to a artifical environment. Technology has also enhanced our capabilities such as flying in the air, creating electricity, superior healing medicine, etc. However, people still depend on the vital needs of nature. Farming is an exellcent idea to clarity this point. Farmers use natural seeds from plants to grow food. Without seeds, people would be unable to grow their own food. Instead we would have to rely on hunting. In some sense, I feel that technology has always been apart of life. For example, I use a cell phone to call someone from a great distance. Without a cell phone, I would have to travel great distances in order to deliver a message to someone. With technology advancing at an incredible rate, people become too dependent on it. Eventaully, we will longer have to rely on our natural capabilities. Technology dominating human life can be a serious issue.

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