Critical Thinking Blog #7

I feel that one of the biggest contributors to science was Rosalind Franklin. Rosalind Franklin was the one to discover the structure of DNA. The life story that Rosalind teaches us today to do successful science is to always have a determined and focused attitude. Rosalind was always giving 100 percent into whatever research she had to do in science. She was always willing to do more and never took the easy route to get things done. The reason why I feel this is so important is because in science you have to be willing to keep researching on whatever topic you have. You have to always try and find different pathways so it can help you in your research. The whole point of doing research is to try and figure out something new in science,and I feel Franklin did that well. The challenges and obstacles that Rosalind had to do was being able to find a clear picture for the structure of DNA. She overcame this challenge by trying over and over again to get a clear picture. Even though she spent hours and days trying to figure it out she still managed to get it done.

Unfortunately at first Rosalind was not recognized for her hard work due to her competitors Watson and Crick. Later on in time though people actually started figuring out that it was her who discovered the structure. A big part of why she was not recognized was because of her gender. I feel that Rosalind Franklin acts as an inspiration to women. Rosalind inspires woman to do better especially in the science field. She gives a sense of determination to know that not only man can be successful in the science field.

Critical Thinking Blog #6

       The topic that I will be discussing in my research paper is Rosalind Franklin. I will argue that Rosalind Franklin was wrongly deprived of recognition for her role in discovering the structure of DNA because of her gender.

        One of the sources that provided me with information about Rosalind Franklin and her discovery of DNA isAccess Science.The reason I chose this source is because I felt that it would give me a lot of information about Franklin. I also felt that since Rosalind Franklin played a huge part in science that this source would show me a lot of results that was relevant to my topic.This source gives me a solid background of Rosalind Franklin. It gives me information about her education and how it gave her knowledge to helping discover the structure of DNA. It also gives me information about her time spent discovering  DNA and how she got to that point. It tells me important details about Watson and Crick who played a big part of taking credit for her discovery. By adding these type of points into my research paper it can be able to prove my thesis on how Franklin should have been recognized for a Nobel Prize.

       My second source was found in JSTOR. A book called Rosalind Franklin and DNA by Anne Sayre. The reason why I chose JSTOR was because I knew that it could help me out with information that I needed. This source gives me information about feminism. It mentions that part of the reason that Rosalind Franklin was not recognized for the Nobel Prize was because she was a female. Its information that backs up my whole argument on my research paper. The argument that the author is making is that feminism played a major role in science. There is details that involve Watson and Crick and why it was more natural an easier for them to be looked at highly rather than Franklin. It also goes back to my whole point of why she was not recognized because of her gender.

Critical Thinking Blog Post #5

The clip that I chose to view is Honda Corporation's ASIMO robot. The reason why I found it so appealing was because it mentioned that it was suppose to move like a real person. Once I viewed the video I found it interesting that throughout time we are now able to create more human like robots. When I saw that the robot was holding hand in hand with a human being it made me wonder if robots can one day help us. Another example is when the robot started to push the cart. Its interesting to know that one day if a robot is well programmed,that it can be a huge help to us.A positive outlook on robots is that they have progressed through time. Its nice to know that we are coming up with great ideas such as, making human-like robots. A positive look on the ASIMO robot is the hard work that went into making this robot. Its good to know that if we are able to build an ASIMO robot now,we will be able to do a lot more in the future.

On the other hand a clip that I found threatening was The Terminator. This clip shows violence and hate towards humans. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a terrifying robot that is killing everyone off. This makes me wonder that if robots in the future will be programmed to be extremely intelligent, will they turn their back on us? If they are there to serve and help humans will they get tired and become our enemies. With the technology that we have now,we are building robots to be human like. Throughout time will they be intellectual enough to not listen to us. Since humans have programmed them to be intelligent and think for themselves will they come together and turn on humans. This is what could be a downfall for a robot in the future.

People have been trying to build robots for awhile now. I feel that people will eventually get used to them.If they are being introduced in the media,people will finally have no choice but to get use to them. Even though they might seem creepy in a way,if they are trying to help us,there are going to be people that will be open to that idea. Also what adds to this is that the people that are building these robots are trying to make them feel less threatening. They want people to feel secure and safe when a robot is around. By making people feel this way,everyone would want a robot.