Robots are pretty awesome. Most people have an idea of robots formed by popular culture representations, but the direction the actual robotics world is traveling has less flash and more pragmatism. Science fiction has long focused on philosophical questions of the essence of humanity and the moral qualms involved in creating an automaton that can ‘feel.’ However, robotic … [Read more...] about WEIRD SCIENCE: Robots in Healthcare
Archives for February 2014
Fire in the Sky
Nithya Kubendran is a senior studying Biomedical Engineering with a minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures. She hails from Quartz Hill, CA, where she learned to love tumbleweeds, joshua trees, and musical roads. Carmine is the one that starts you off on arson. You’re talking to her one night about how you and Chauncey are going … [Read more...] about Fire in the Sky
Girls on Film: Behind the Scenes
Tonight, I was fortunate to sit in on a class at USC's cinema school entitled "Film Symposium." Each week a new film is screened in the class and guests who worked on the film come in and answer questions about the film. This week, "The Pretty One" was screened and the two guests were director, Jenèe LaMarque and director of photography, Polly Morgan. The reason why I want … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: Behind the Scenes
Palliative Care: An Alternative to Physician-Assisted Suicide
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nahel Kapadia graduated in May 2013, majoring in Biological Sciences. Kate Cheney was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer at eighty-five years old. She requested assisted suicide, but her doctor refused to prescribe the lethal medication and instead referred her to a psychiatrist. Again, Kate was denied the … [Read more...] about Palliative Care: An Alternative to Physician-Assisted Suicide
Daily Art: Who’s Your Favorite Artist? (Intro)
As a kid I hated books. Actually that’s not entirely true, I would flip through them looking for any kind of picture to look at. Once I got to middle school and people found out I liked art, the first and almost immediate question was “Who’s your favorite artist?” Since I was convinced at the time that the only true artists to ever exist were Van Gogh and Picasso, my … [Read more...] about Daily Art: Who’s Your Favorite Artist? (Intro)