Greetings AAD 199: Art Meets Science students.

Here is an overview from class today as well as things to prepare for class in the near future. Please let us know if you have questions.

Monty Python explains the Scientific Method:

Ask Questions

Form Hypotheses

State a Hypothesis

Collect and Test Data

Make Conclusions

The UO’s Science Literacy Program (UO SLP)is a great resource for you during your time on this campus. UO SLP offers General Education courses for non-science majors that employ active, inquiry-based teaching methods to improve creative and critical reasoning.  Note that upcoming classes include topics of policy and biology, animal behavior, cancer biology, anatomy of sex, and astronomy among other topics.

Thanks to Elly Vandegrift and Julie Mueller for joining our class today to discuss questions such as “what counts as an image” and “why do scientists create images?” I think it’s interesting that many comments noted a need for emotional connection or reaction as well as a sense of composition, meaning, and information for any “work” to count as an image. Most agreed that we are visual beings so images in many forms (photographs, charts, rubrics, graphs, etc.) help us to make sense of the world, see trends, and convey ideas and data. We will continue exploring these ideas throughout the term. Keep practicing your Science Pictionary skills to stay sharp in the ways you connect and understand language, meaning, and visual imagery.

Finally a reminder about upcoming assignments:

1. Read online article: Palmer, C. (2013, June 21). The art of science: Princeton scientists and engineers create a stunning collection of scientific images better suited for a gallery than a lab meeting. Retrieved from:
   http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/36123/title/The-Art-o
   f-Science/
2. Write & Post Reading Response to Palmer (Journal #3) on your personal UO Blog journal page. What interested you and makes you want to know about similar work at the UO? What questions do you have or what do you want to learn more about? Post to your UO Blog no later than 10a.m., Thursday, January 14th.  Dean Walton will be joining us to talk about the UO exhibit, Scientia venustior.
3. Begin attempting the 9 Dots exercise handed out today.  This will be due next Tuesday, January 19 as part of a hands-on activities and discussion with our guest.
4. Finally, remember to begin Report 2.  We will talk about this more in class on Thursday.  This report will finalize artist selection for term project. Use the worksheet (handed out on Thursday) as a guide to explore why you are selecting this artist. Write a proposal (Report 2) for what you will explore about this artist/scientific topic during the term. See details on assignment worksheet. Due next week, Thursday, January 21st.