Since learning that Joe was assigning readings from Italo Calvino, I went back and have been re-reading my copy of “If on a winter’s night a traveler” and thought of this quote in relation to today’s discussion on his critique of technology (mainly why I brought up technology): “It’s not too long, fortunately. Long novels written today… Continue reading Another amazing Calvino read…
Month: August 2012
Aquatic Uncle – instructions for written responses
Download “The Aquatic Uncle” reading by clicking here. After reading “The Aquatic Uncle”, please address the questions below in a written response. Your response should be approximately 300 words. You are expected to proofread, spellcheck, and revise your writing to ensure the clarity of your ideas. Several themes emerge in this story; which themes… Continue reading Aquatic Uncle – instructions for written responses
Similar Techniques to current project
In high school, my Metals teacher assigned was a brass wire and pantyhose project, mainly to teach us how to form, bend, and solder brass rod together. We just did brass soldering in our class but some of the previous years had covered their brass wire forms in pantyhose that was sewed around the rods. … Continue reading Similar Techniques to current project
Buckyballs and Disney World
A lot of the Radiolarian structures reminded me of carbon fullerenes, geodesic domes, and of course, coral reef: Also saw mites listed in the book, so thought this was interesting: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14690-water-bears-are-first-animal-to-survive-space-vacuum.html
“Proteus”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl_onFMjJWA Selections from the the film Proteus, a documentary concerning the life, work, and philosophy of Ernst Haeckel, a 19th century naturalist. The film tells of the man’s character and influences while using his detailed engravings of Radiolaria, single celled marine organisms, to make animated progressions