Oscillating reactions are interesting to me because they create concentric circles from two forms of information or chemicals. One reaction that comes to mind is the BZ Reaction or Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction. A Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction, or BZ reaction, is one of a class of reactions that serve as a classical example of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, resulting in the establishment…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Reposting old articles to this new section… In my mind, this reality is a design. And to understand design we must define it. The definition of Design means to intensify an already existing message. If reality is a design, reality must have a message. Design, all types of design, contain a set group…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Inquiry: Tattwas – Sanskrit language of shapes and designs” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal” el_class=”widget-title”][vc_column_text] Tattwa are geometric images from India. they are symbols that can be used in mandala. One of the most traditional symbol sets and one considered to have innate power to effect realization is by using Tattwa. These simple geometric symbols can…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Inquiry: CL – Researchers Discover How To Control Electron Spin Electrically” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal” el_class=”widget-title”][vc_column_text] ScienceDaily (Dec. 6, 2001) — Santa Barbara, Calif. — Researchers at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) report in the Dec. 6 issue of Nature the first demonstration of continuous electrical tunability of spin coherence in semiconductor…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Inquiry: WQ: Thoughts and Everything Else” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal” el_class=”widget-title”][vc_column_text] Water Quality I recently started a physical sketchbook to keep notes in about this research interest/project and went through my project notes and copied down anything that mentioned water quality. One tidbit that stuck out was Marasu Emoto. His life’s work was focused on…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Inquiry: Study: Photographic Sculptures” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal” el_class=”widget-title”][vc_column_text] I have been working on my water quality project, and have been thinking about how to turn the vector graphics I have made into something a bit more photographic as that is my determined medium. I’ve been doing a bit of a search on ‘photographic sculptures’ and…
Collection: Plants of Guatemala Year: 2018 A collection of photographs of flora and plants from a recent trip to Guatemala. The collection includes; plantains, mint, rosemary, cotton, hydrangea.
[vc_row gap=”10″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”16072″ img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Textiles and Weaving” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic” el_class=”widget-title”][vc_empty_space][vc_raw_js]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[/vc_raw_js][vc_column_text] Saturday, I toured the town of San Juan during a cultural tour. I visited the textile and weaving demonstrations, as well as the medicinal and herbal gardens, coffee plantations and art galleries. I had a lot I wanted to do but in all honesty, that…
[vc_row gap=”10″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”16148″ img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Lake Atitlan for the Non-Backpacker” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic” el_class=”widget-title”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] SAN JUAN LAGUNA, Guatemala – Celebrate a birthday through solo travel by traveling to one of Central America’s most Non-Backpacker friendly destinations! As I was searching for my next destination to go to celebrate my 28th, especially for a short duration, Guatemala…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Inquiry: Water Quality Update” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal” el_class=”widget-title”][vc_column_text] Over the summer, I initiated a water quality project that would take data from water tests from bodies of water that were near me at the time. One aspect of my artwork is collecting and going out on walks and in the fields to collect items…
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Inquiry: Research Framework” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal” el_class=”widget-title”][vc_column_text] I have been reading up on experimental design for biologists and working on a reading repertoire to get caught up on some knowledge before entering this course. Experimental Design for Biologists by David J Glass was recommended to me by one of my scientific advisors. And I’m…
