As I’ve gotten deeper and deeper into my college education, I’ve become more aware of how specialized our individual knowledge has become. I am a Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology major, which means I’ve studied the newest biological research techniques and therapeutic findings in great detail.
Source: TED.com
Three Proposals for Critique
1) App that showcases how much water was used to produce the livestock based on the amount of meat you eat + a cookbook that showcases recipes that are better for the environment (Ann Suzuki)
Tuesday, April 30th
7:52AM
Almost every human culture has some spiritual connection to animals: Native American animism, Hindu veneration of cows, the Chinese zodiac. It permeates even our youth culture, as demonstrated by the weirdly popular “Animorphs” series with their more-than-slightly uncomfortable book covers.
A large part of last week’s section was dedicated to a discussion on (and consumption of) bread. Needless to say, I was a happy girl. One of my friends once posed the question to me, “if you could have any food for zero calories, what would it be?” and my response was a nice loaf of bread. The satisfying external crunch of a rustic roll or sourdough giving way to a soft, savory interior... sign me up.
Last week, I attended two workshops on “What’s Next? Eco Materialism & Contemporary Art” hosted by Linda Weintraub. One of these workshops was titled “Totally Warm: The Materiality of Heat” in which the presenter Ian Kerr challenged participants to think about alternate forms of heat.