Week 1- Two Cultures

After reading part of C.P. Snow’s book about the two cultures, I found myself really understanding the topic through the interactions of UCLA students. I am a north campus major with little interest and desire to try to fully understand the scientific side of most things. Besides the complete separation of science majors and literary majors on campus, there is also a strong social separation as well.

I have many friends who are south campus majors, but I have never taken the time to actually ask them details about what they are studying. I have assumptions of what people who are interested in science are like and therefore don’t ever think to inquire about my peers science classes or interests. Snow brings this up in his argument when he talks about the two cultures lacking interest and understanding of each other because of these misinterpretations. Snow also says that this is a dangerous process, which can be ultimately destructive to our society. 

I can see how this can be a problem for our campus and society as a whole. Without proper communication there can’t be cooperation on the larger problems in society which don’t have a one sided solution. Steve Jobs understood this issue with Apple, claiming that his products come from "technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities." 

http://remakelearning.org/blog/2015/03/10/the-artificial-line-between-science-and-art/

We all have different views of things because of our educational backgrounds and it affects our ability to work together and agree on the larger issues. If creative and scientific minds can learn how to mold and work together, societies effectiveness would increase and we could have a better chance of solving problems such as poverty and environmental issues. 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-scientists-should-embrace-liberal-arts/

Citations

"FG Distribute N2.2 Bn to 444 Co-operative Societies." Information and Technology World. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Apr. 2015.

Orenstein, Natalie. "The Artificial Line Between Science and Art – Remake Learning." The Artificial Line Between Science and Art – Remake Learning. N.p., 10 Mar. 2015. Web. 04 Apr. 2015.

Skorton, David. "Why Scientists Should Embrace the Liberal Arts." Scientific American Global RSS. N.p., 16 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Apr. 2015.

Snow, C. P. “Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution.” Reading. 1959. New York: Cambridge UP, 1961. 

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