Class Journal Week 1 - Revision history

Kwyllie: /* Kevin Wyllie */

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‎Kevin Wyllie

Rlegaspi: Edit section name from "Ronald A." to "Ron" so that its name that I want people to call me

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Edit section name from "Ronald A." to "Ron" so that its name that I want people to call me

Rlegaspi: Answering the shared journal questions of week 1. Apologies for late submission.

2015-09-08T09:29:49Z

Answering the shared journal questions of week 1. Apologies for late submission.

Msaeedi23 at 08:15, 8 September 2015

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Msaeedi23: Shared journal entry

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Shared journal entry

Msaeedi23 at 07:08, 8 September 2015

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Bklein7: Added answers to the questions from this week's readings

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Added answers to the questions from this week's readings

Bklein7 at 06:54, 8 September 2015

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Kzebrows at 06:50, 8 September 2015

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Troque: Signature edit

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 * What does it mean to be a biologist? Do you consider yourself a biologist? Why or why not?
 ** Janovy seems to be insistent upon the distinction between "doing" and "being." He argues: "You can do a job without being something. But being requires an active commitment to sustain an identity." (page 8) And later he says: "The decision to become a biologist demands an attachment to the world of living organisms." I would like to think that I have committed and continue to commit to sustaining my identity as a biologist. And I certainly do feel an attachment to living organisms - that came naturally (although I think that as organisms ourselves, all humans should feel this attachment).
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 ''Before reading the Denning articles (on your honor), answer the following questions:''
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		+	===Ronald A. Legaspi===
		+	''Before reading the Denning articles (on your honor), answer the following questions:''
		+	#When you hear the term computer science, what comes to mind?
		+	#*When I hear the term ''computer science,'' I think about my own personal computer and how multiple parts are linked together in such a way to perform various functions. Although I have little understanding of how computers actually work, I think about how computer science may grow in terms of developing new technologies that will promote the advancement of us, as a species.
		+	#When older relatives or friends hear the term ‘’computer science,’’ what do you think comes to their minds?
		+	#*When older relatives/friends hear the term ‘’computer science,’’ they probably think about individuals who are in front of computers coding, programming or other activities; or they think about their phones and computers. They don’t understand how computer devices work, and they probably don’t plan on trying to understand the science behind the devices that allow them to search information, to call a family member from afar, or to play their music and videos.
		+	#When younger relatives or friends hear the term ‘’computer science,’’ what do you think comes to their minds?
		+	#*When younger relatives/friends think about the term ‘’computer science,’’ they share a similar fascination compared to myself in that they probably are imagining how computers work and how individuals are able to develop new technologies through the use of code or programming. Younger relatives may not have the same desire to pursue more information about computer science, but they have a fascination that draws them to using computer technologies in their daily life.
		+	''Before reading the Janovy chapter (on your honor), answer the following questions:''
		+	#When you hear the term ‘’biology,’’ what comes to mind?
		+	#*When I hear the term ‘’biology,’’ I think about how broad and expansive the field of biology is because I am a biology major and have taken a variety of courses that deal with different but related topics. I think about cells and how cells are the building blocks of life. I find biology as a product of the fields of physics and chemistry.
		+	#Do you consider yourself a ‘’biologist’’? why or why not?
		+	#*Although I am a biology major, I would consider myself a budding ‘’biologist’’ because there is still a lot for me to learn. I feel that a biologist needs to have a broad understanding of biology or has an extensive grasp on a specific field of biology. A biologist goes beyond the books/articles published and seeks to find out more. For me, I am still laying the foundation by studying more specific areas of biology and by trying to learn outside of what is covered in the classroom.
		+	''After reading the Denning articles and the Janovy chapter, answer the following questions:''
		+	#What was the purpose of these readings?
		+	#*The purpose of these readings, in my opinion, was to give us an introduction to both the fields of computer science and biology. I think that we are to challenge ourselves to compare and contrast the two fields to make connections and distinctions between biology and computer science.
		+	#Which of the voices in the Voices of Computing article seem to appeal to you the most?
		+	#*Of the Voices of Computing, the voice that appeals to me the most are the User and the Scientist. At moments, I can be the simple User who enjoys using the products of computer science, for I love being able to use my laptop and phone for most of the things I need to get done for school, extra-curricular activities, and work. On the other hand, I can be the Scientist that wishes to pursue more information and make discoveries on my own or with the help from others.
		+	#Apply one of the seven principles from the Computing is a Natural Science article to something as "non-computer-science"-y as possible, either from other subjects or your daily life.
		+	#*The Bottlenecks principle relates very closely to my work as a Store Associate at In-N-Out Burger, which is a part of my daily life. Throughout a typical shift at work, I am faced with the task of taking orders and relaying that information from my computer terminal to the cooks of the restaurant. There are different “nodes” when it goes from taking the orders to giving the completed order to customers. There is a bottleneck effect in that a line may develop; thus, customers have the thoughts of their orders only to themselves until they reach us Store Associates.
		+	#What did you find most interesting or provocative about the Janovy reading?
		+	#*The most interesting part that I read in the Janovy reading came from the section in which he describes the fact that a biologist can become a biologist at any given moment in their life path, as long as they consider the right questions and share in the same visions and values as a professional biologist. An individual is a biologist as soon as they investigate their world – studying interrelationships between organisms, observing the complexity of life, and embracing the diversity of our world.
		+	#What does it mean to be a biologist? Do you consider yourself a biologist? Why or why not?
		+	#*Being a biologist means engaging in one’s surrounding world and find a place for himself/herself within this world. As I said previously, I do not consider myself as a fully-fledged biologist because I have not challenged myself to make original observations and to ask the “right questions.” I have relied on the teachings of my professors and the readings from the books/articles assigned to me. I may “do” things that a biologist does, but I “am” not a biologist.
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 # What does it mean to ''be'' a biologist?  Do you consider yourself a biologist?  Why or why not?
 #*Being a biologist is about studying the interactions involved in the world around us, between plants and animals, and in doing so it furthers allows us to understand the value of these interactions as a whole. I definitely do consider myself a biologist due to the fact that I have been attuned to a certain way of thinking and to question things about our natural world. I conduct research on a variety of topics, from Crows to MRI studies, and I understand the significant value that research can serve in solving or further comprehending complicated issues.
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	=== Mahrad Saeedi===		=== Mahrad Saeedi===
		+	''Before'' reading the Denning articles (on your honor), answer the following questions;
		+	# When you hear the term ''computer science'', what comes to mind?
		+	#*When I hear the term ''computer science'', I think about the science behind the programming and operation of a computer. The science of how a computer is programmed and utilizing it for specific uses.
		+	# When older relatives or friends hear the term ''computer science'', what do you think comes to ''their'' minds?
		+	#*When older relatives or friends hear ''computer science'' they most likely imagine coders or website designers and programmers.
		+	# When younger relatives or friends hear the term ''computer science'', what do you think comes to their minds?
		+	#*When younger relatives or friends hear the term ''computer science'' they probably only imagine computer technology and in simple terms, how they can be used.
		+	''Before'' reading the Janovy chapter (on your honor), answer the following questions;
		+	# When you hear the term ''biology'', what comes to mind?
		+	#*When I hear the term biology I think of life and all of the complex, integrative processes which exist in the world, from a cellular level all the way to an environmental level.
		+	# Do you consider yourself a ''biologist''? why or why not?
		+	#*I definitely consider myself a biologist because I have been studying, experimenting, and researching living organisms as an undergraduate and have concurrently made contributions to scientific literature.
		+	''After'' reading the Denning articles and the Janovy chapter, answer the following questions:
		+	# What was the purpose of these readings?
		+	#*The purpose of these articles was to portray the distinctions between the fields of computer science and biology and demonstrate how they are connected.
		+	# Which of the voices in the ''Voices of Computing'' article seem to appeal to you the most?
		+	#*The voice of the scientist appealed to me the most because I also consider myself a scientist even though medicine is the field I hope to enter. His voice was the easiest to understand and relate to due to my background in biological studies.
		+	# Apply one of the seven principles from the ''Computing is a Natural Science'' article to something as "non-computer-science"-y as possible, either from other subjects or your daily life.
		+	#*The recollection principle can be applied to my every day life in the form of me writing down important events and dates on my calendar, the storage of material, in order to be able to retrieve it later and trigger my memory.
		+	# What did you find most interesting or provocative about the Janovy reading?
		+	#*The most provocative part of the Janovy reading was how he was able to portray the significance of combining two fields of study. I had never contemplated the idea of taking my interest and background in biology and combining it with another field. It is made apparent that through combining two fields one can obtain new perspectives and be able to more easily solve intricate problems.
		+	# What does it mean to ''be'' a biologist? Do you consider yourself a biologist? Why or why not?
		+	#*Being a biologist is about studying the interactions involved in the world around us, between plants and animals, and in doing so it furthers allows us to understand the value of these interactions as a whole. I definitely do consider myself a biologist due to the fact that I have been attuned to a certain way of thinking and to question things about our natural world. I conduct research on a variety of topics, from Crows to MRI studies, and I understand the significant value that research can serve in solving or further comprehending complicated issues.
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 # What does it mean to ''be'' a biologist?  Do you consider yourself a biologist?  Why or why not?
 #*Being a biologist means holding a passion for life that is infused into the paradigms through which you view the world. A biologist does not simply read research articles or do lab work. A biologist carries their fascination with nature with them wherever they go in the world. After all, the world of biology surrounds us; so a biologist must draw inspiration for their work from the world. I consider myself a biologist as firmly as I stated in the question above. I absolutely carry such a paradigm regarding human health and the nature of life with me wherever I go, and I too draw inspiration for my research from my interactions with the living world around me.
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		+	===Brandon Klein===
		+	''Before'' reading the Denning articles (on your honor), answer the following questions:
		+	# When you hear the term ''computer science'', what comes to mind?
		+	#*The term ''computer science'' brings to mind images of extensive documents that house thousands of lines of code and the work that it takes to refine them. Although I do not understand the coding languages in which these documents are written, I recognize that I benefit from their translation every day when using computing devices.
		+	# When older relatives or friends hear the term ''computer science'', what do you think comes to ''their'' minds?
		+	#*I believe my older relatives associate ''computer science'' with extensive programming performed in solitarily cubicles. However, this entire image is likely to be hazy and surrounded by confusion due to a lack of understanding.
		+	# When younger relatives or friends hear the term ''computer science'', what do you think comes to their minds?
		+	#*When my younger relatives hear the term ''computer science'', I believe they think of a fundamental and important area of study in which creative minds work to expand the limits of our technology. Their respect for the field is likely to be much higher than that of my older relatives.
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		+	''Before'' reading the Janovy chapter (on your honor), answer the following questions;
		+	# When you hear the term ''biology'', what comes to mind?
		+	#*The keyword ''biology'' immediately makes me think ''the study of life'' and all of the wonderful specialties of knowledge that come with it. Although the term initially invokes images of naturalism and observation of living organisms around us, my mind quickly jumps to areas of personal interest such as microbiology and medicine. However, the unifying thread between these separate specialties is a collective curiosity and desire to understand the mechanisms of life, as my initial definition suggests.
		+	# Do you consider yourself a ''biologist''? why or why not?
		+	#*I absolutely consider myself a biologist. From a very young age, I have viewed the world through the lens of a scientist and asked questions about the nature of the living things that surround us in our daily life. Within this paradigm, I have always had a particular interest in how to preserve the miracle of life. My family famously remembers how I would see forest and think of how to synthesize compounds that could be used to create a pill so that a human could "live forever". Such fundamental concerns in the nature of life have guided my academic career. As I continue to study the sciences and work toward a career in medicine, I firmly believe that I qualify as a biologist.
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		+	''After'' reading the Denning articles and the Janovy chapter, answer the following questions:
		+	# What was the purpose of these readings?
		+	#*I believe the purpose of these readings was to present insightful and relatable perspectives on the nature of computer science and biology that were accessible to individuals of diverse academic backgrounds. All three articles sought to debunk common stereotypes and myths of their fields while drawing on insider information to paint pictures of these disciplines that were truer to their actual forms. Beyond this, each reading included some form of an interdisciplinary connection to the science included in this class that was not the focus of the article. Thus, they were definitely a powerful gateway into understanding new disciplines and revising our understanding of our own studies.
		+	# Which of the voices in the ''Voices of Computing'' article seem to appeal to you the most?
		+	#*The voice of ''The Scientist'' in this article appealed to me the most. It was immediately relatable to me when it invoked the biologist's passion for making discoveries about nature. It then went on to discuss the fundamental importance of computing to modern scientific research, which was also quite relatable after performing research enabled by biological imaging and statistic softwares. To top it off, this viewpoint mentioned the scientific contributions to developing artificial intelligence, which is one of my personal research passions. Beyond this, I thought the viewpoint of ''The Scientist'' captured the thriving interplay between the traditional sciences and computer science quite well.
		+	# Apply one of the seven principles from the ''Computing is a Natural Science'' article to something as "non-computer-science"-y as possible, either from other subjects or your daily life.
		+	#*In honor of this weekend's Lip Sync festivities at LMU, I would like to apply the ''Coordination'' principle to the performing arts. Whether we are discussing a dance ensemble or band concert, coordination between artists is crucial to achieving a successful performance. It is often said that a band is only as strong as its weakest link, which I agree to be true after playing in a number of my own bands. When one part of a band (or network) breaks down, the entire band (or network) suffers. Proper coordination is thus critical to all activities involving some sort of collective.
		+	# What did you find most interesting or provocative about the Janovy reading?
		+	#*I found Janovy's discussion of naturalism to be the most interesting component of this article. Often as a student interested in medicine, I place less emphasis on the biological questions concerning non-human life. However, this article captures the fundamental importance of understanding all forms of life to biology. Just as Janovy honored his colleague studying Neotropical frogs, it is indeed the study of seemingly trivial lifeforms such as model organisms like the zebrafish that illuminates our understanding of ourselves (along with the world around us).
		+	# What does it mean to ''be'' a biologist? Do you consider yourself a biologist? Why or why not?
		+	#*Being a biologist means holding a passion for life that is infused into the paradigms through which you view the world. A biologist does not simply read research articles or do lab work. A biologist carries their fascination with nature with them wherever they go in the world. After all, the world of biology surrounds us; so a biologist must draw inspiration for their work from the world. I consider myself a biologist as firmly as I stated in the question above. I absolutely carry such a paradigm regarding human health and the nature of life with me wherever I go, and I too draw inspiration for my research from my interactions with the living world around me.
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		+	===Kristin Zebrowski===
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		+	Before reading the Denning articles (on your honor), answer the following questions;
		+	#When you hear the term computer science, what comes to mind?
		+	#*I think of coding and programming primarily. I don't know very much about computer science but I think of experts in the field as very underrated--I know computer scientists are responsible for a lot of things we use in our daily lives, like search engines or security systems or GPS, but I doubt many people ever think about who is behind it all and how much credit they deserve.
		+	#When older relatives or friends hear the term computer science, what do you think comes to their minds?
		+	#*I don't think they truly understand what computer science is at all, but then again, my knowledge is also limited. I think they think of code and complicated number and symbol jargon.
		+	#When younger relatives or friends hear the term computer science, what do you think comes to their minds?
		+	#*I think the younger generation has a better grasp of computer science than we do and a greater desire to learn about it because it has been such a norm in their lives. I think they have a greater respect for computer scientists and see things that are so-called high-tech as very desirable.
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		+	:Before reading the Janovy chapter (on your honor), answer the following questions;
		+	#When you hear the term biology, what comes to mind?
		+	#*I think of biology as the study of life. I think of cells, evolution, and DNA. I think of endless questions and always searching for more, but not in a bad way. Studying life and searching for answers in the world around us is a very rewarding search in my opinion. I think biology is something all people should have knowledge of.
		+	#Do you consider yourself a biologist? why or why not?
		+	#*I consider myself a biologist because I seek to understand why things are why they are and how the different pieces of the world fit together, and I've always had a sense of wonder. I like being amazed by the world. I strongly believe that there is a lot to learn about and learn from the world around us.
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		+	:After reading the Denning articles and the Janovy chapter, answer the following questions:
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		+	#What was the purpose of these readings? The purpose of these readings is to help us understand the benefits and implications of interdisciplinary research between biology and computer science. Together, the possibilities of acquiring more knowledge and understanding are incredibly broad. The surprising amount of overlap between the two not only means endless opportunities in the future but can be critically important in how we see the world. The readings equally stressed how important it is to not focus on just one discipline but to incorporate many by blurring the lines between them.
		+	#Which of the voices in the Voices of Computing article seem to appeal to you the most?
		+	#*The User's voice appeals to me the most, but I'm also intrigued by the voice of the Scientist. Like the User, I'm very grateful for what computer science has brought us, but I also have very limited knowledge. I also really relate to the voice of the Scientist because I love discovering things about nature and I think there are so many opportunities for collaboration between different disciplines that can make an enormous difference.
		+	#Apply one of the seven principles from the Computing is a Natural Science article to something as "non-computer-science"-y as possible, either from other subjects or your daily life.
		+	#*The bottleneck principle of forced flow laws is similar to genetics. If, for example, a certain population of cheetahs is decimated by a disease, then the alleles of the surviving cheetahs "force" the phenotype of the remaining cheetahs in a certain direction, which exposes certain traits or disorders.
		+	#What did you find most interesting or provocative about the Janovy reading?
		+	#*The most interesting thing I found was that as horizons open up for scientists you must also become more specific in what you study, while simultaneously hoping that your topic or job does not become obsolete amidst a rapidly diversifying and expanding field--it's an exciting race for sure, but I wish he had shared more on his views on how to figure out this paradox.
		+	#What does it mean to be a biologist? Do you consider yourself a biologist? Why or why not?
		+	#*To be a biologist means to look to your surroundings to understand your identity, and to find connections in places where others may not. It means to understand that a true grasp of reality and identity means looking outside of yourself and into the world. I definitely consider myself to be a biologist. I know that I am only beginning to understand what the world is like and it truly fills me with amazement whenever I learn another little piece. Even if what I learn only makes me feel like I understand less, it's worth it.
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 ===Mary Alverson===