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As we can see in the classical version of the Hippocratic Oath, unlike today, the practice of medicine used to be considered an art, and nowhere in the classical version does the word "science" even appear. However, in the modern version of the Hippocratic Oath, physicians are required to state: "I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science". While physicians are required to acknowledge that medicine is an art form, the scientific aspect of this practice has been added on. The "Baby Incubator" exhibit at Coney Island https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Baby_incubator_exhibit%2C_A-Y-P%2C_1909.jpg Yet when I think about breakthroughs in medicine, especially regarding medical technologies and techniques, they are often seen as highly controversial and initially not widely accepted in the medical community. For example, the use of incubators on premature babies was not accepted by the

The event that I went to, Ecocentric Art and Science Symposium, was a series of lectures by several experts all relating to the fields of art, science and ecology, emphasizing the connection between these disciplines and how they have affected the physical world. I was able to attend 2 of these lectures, one by Linda Weintraub, and ecocentric artist and the other by James Gimzewski, a nanoscientist. Both lecturers talked about various individuals who have used various disciplines in art and science to highlight how the intersection between the two fields can influence the world in both positive and negative ways. Viewers saw this image in Natalie Jeremijenko's exhibition http://www.nyu.edu/projects/xdesign/ooz/pics/nutritionfaqs_intro_02.jpg Linda Weintraub mainly focused on several artists who used artwork and exhibitions to challenge the thinking and notion behind the environmental impacts of our society. Natalie Jeremijenko created an

Ever since the creation of the printing press, which facilitated the spread of information and knowledge, eventually leading to the enlightenment, machines have helped our society tremendously and have developed our world to where it is today. The printing press https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/40/11840-004-A5A4D932.jpg The computer was a technological and mechanical breakthrough for machines, because up until then, machines had mainly done physical labor for humans with the printing press and assembly lines. With the arrival of computers, however, machines began to do mental work for humans, calculating and figuring out solutions for mathematical problems. Since then, humans have attempted to bridge the gap between machine and human, giving machines more and more functions that humans can do, and even giving them human-like features, in the case of many modern-day robots. Freerk Wieringa's "Android/Humanoid" machine

Mathematics and art have always been very separate entities and subjects in my mind. As a kid I enjoyed drawing and crafting, but I was never really encouraged to improve my art skills in the same way that my parents pushed me to improve my math skills. Mathematics, I was taught, was practical knowledge, while art was more of an extracurricular, fun activity to do in my spare time. One of M.C. Escher's works using polyhedrons. http://platonicrealms.com/images/minitexts/escher/contrast.jpg When I think of the intersection between mathematics and art, I immediately think of geometric patterns and art based on geometric shapes. This kind of art can be seen in the works of M.C. Escher with polyhedra and tessellations. I think the popularity of Escher's art is because there is a certain kind of symmetricity in his art--because of his use of math--that draws people. By incorporating math and artistic elements in his art, Escher draws the audience i

The two cultures of art and science have been in conflict with each other for most of my life, and only up until recently have they begun to merge together and complement each other. As C.P. Snow stated in his original lecture, the cultures of art and science are separated by literary intellectuals and natural sciences, respectively. http://www.davisenterprise.com/files/2012/02/science2W1.jpg In elementary school, the different subjects I had to learn were taught very separately. Art was taught in art class, science was taught in science class, and we even had a separate technology class. With this kind of educational structure, there are "no opportunities for self-expression". In the same way, educating the general public on issues like environmental sustainability, healthy habits, and disease epidemics often requires a more artistic expression of the information. I have recently become interested in the field of public health, and one thing I have learned wi