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==<center>Note that you have two options for this assignment</center>== | ==<center>Note that you have two options for this assignment</center>== | ||
− | <font color = red>OPTION 1</font color> is a collaborative | + | <font color = red>OPTION 1</font color> is a collaborative science and art project with [http://www.imaginaryscience.org/ the League of Imaginary Scientists], a "non-exclusive society for creative scientists, and mechanically-inclined artists." Together you and the LoIS will design and build a playful and informative genetically engineered exhibit. If you choose, you might build your project after 109 is over, and then your work can be shown in one or more of the international exhibits that are described below. |
<br><font color = red>OPTION 2 </font color>is a more traditional research proposal in which you and your partner can identify a topic of interest and design an experimental approach to investigate some outstanding issue related to that topic. It's worth mentioning that some 20.109 research proposals have led to UROPs in BE labs, enabling students to carry out their proposed work. The topic you choose, however, can be completely unrelated to any ongoing work in our department. | <br><font color = red>OPTION 2 </font color>is a more traditional research proposal in which you and your partner can identify a topic of interest and design an experimental approach to investigate some outstanding issue related to that topic. It's worth mentioning that some 20.109 research proposals have led to UROPs in BE labs, enabling students to carry out their proposed work. The topic you choose, however, can be completely unrelated to any ongoing work in our department. | ||
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==<center><font color = red> OPTION 1</font color>: Guidelines for "The Grafting Parlour"</center>== | ==<center><font color = red> OPTION 1</font color>: Guidelines for "The Grafting Parlour"</center>== | ||
− | The Grafting Parlour will open a dialogue by "grafting" science, technology and art. Your goal for this project is to design and specify a | + | The Grafting Parlour will open a dialogue by "grafting" science, technology and art. Your goal for this project is to design and specify a genetically programmed work that the public can interact with and shape. Your collaboration with the League of Imaginary Scientists will help start the dialogue but the goal is to enable anyone (artist, scientist, public) to participate in a conversation with your engineered, artful organism. For this assignment, you are only required to specify a plan for building this object. If you choose to build it, we can try to work that out after the term is done. Some ideas that could drive creative projects are shown below. These are offered by the League's artists as conversation starters. Where you actually go with this opportunity is your call. |
*Inter-species communication | *Inter-species communication | ||
** One way : how can you talk to bacteria? If you could talk to bacteria, what would you say? | ** One way : how can you talk to bacteria? If you could talk to bacteria, what would you say? | ||
** Two way: is there a way for people to direct the growth of bacteria by SMS? what is the human-bacteria relationship, and how do we build upon it? OR can we enhance exchanges between or about different kinds of bacteria? | ** Two way: is there a way for people to direct the growth of bacteria by SMS? what is the human-bacteria relationship, and how do we build upon it? OR can we enhance exchanges between or about different kinds of bacteria? | ||
− | ** A portal to connect MIT and your exhibit to the northernmost forest of Finland, where people can talk to trees and peer at brightly colored | + | ** A portal to connect MIT and your exhibit to the northernmost forest of Finland, where people can talk to trees and peer at brightly colored bacteria in the arctic ice |
*Going green | *Going green | ||
**Can photo-reactive yeast be a light bulb? Perhaps yeast could be adhered to a light bulb and programmed to react in a visible way to changes in planetary health (i.e. CO2), or to population density (more people in the room makes the cells glow brighter)? | **Can photo-reactive yeast be a light bulb? Perhaps yeast could be adhered to a light bulb and programmed to react in a visible way to changes in planetary health (i.e. CO2), or to population density (more people in the room makes the cells glow brighter)? | ||
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Your project may be included in the following exchange opportunities: <br> | Your project may be included in the following exchange opportunities: <br> | ||
− | [http://www.isea2009.org/wordpress/?page_id=36 ISEA pre-symposium,] November 13, 2008: A | + | [http://www.isea2009.org/wordpress/?page_id=36 ISEA pre-symposium,] November 13, 2008: A Citizen s Call to Synthesize! a creative conversation with science on public participation in the laboratory |
− | [http://www.sciencegallery.ie/lightwave09 Lightwave 2009,] January 24 | + | [http://www.sciencegallery.ie/lightwave09 Lightwave 2009,] January 24 |