I’m very much looking forward to seeing your midterm presentations!
Before we move on (drum roll) – I was at MOMA and one of the videos on view was Workers Leaving the Googleplex and it struck me that investigative lens has a similar scope to midterm assignment.
What is synthetic biology and can it help us solve some of the ecological issues our planet is facing?
Synthetic Biology
Synthetic biology -What it is and Why it Matters by Alistair Elfick and Drew Endy (read 1-5)
Can synthetic biology save the planet?
Class Challenge:
- Independently write down your greatest fear about the future’s environment and then under it a value that would combat that fear.
- Draw an image of an plant, micro-organism, animal etc. that embodies the value you just wrote down
- In small groups – pool the animals and using Bing’s AI Image Creator create a “Chimera” that represents a combination of the values you stated.
- Class Feedback
On engineering crops … Holding multiple truths simultaneously.
Vandana Shiva: How to decolonize the global economy
Can we engineer crops to withstand climate change?
Nature X Oxman Deezen article
Discuss Project ideas
Go over article:
Atoms are local: Industrialization of biotech vs. the biologization of industry by Elliot Hershberg
Homework: Begin your subject research. Collect links and sources as you will need them for you bibliography.
Citation and Formatting
Depending on your focus you should either use APA citation formatting or IEEE citation. Here is a cite generator that automates the process:
https://www.citethisforme.com/citation-generator
For game design refer to MDA for product design – using mechanics, dynamics and aesthetics as categories. Consider your audience, the development process, and the solution.
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