Albert Einstein is best known for his equation e=mc2 in physics. this famous equation had both good and negative outcomes. the negative upon this quote that this helped create the atomic bomb. the good is that the equation solves the matter energy equivalence. this equation inspires us on how energy equaled mass times the speed of light squared but then threaten us due to the fact that this same formula would create a weapon of mass destruction.
what seemed very interesting to me about Einstein was that he never showed up for school. now, how cool is that, not going to class but yet still being one of the most successful and known scientist! although he didn't go to school, he was extremely dedicated to science, as the biography movie that we saw in class showed us.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
BLOG #8 COURSE REFLECTION
My thinking on science and humanities hasn't changed. I mean i found some of the topics that we learned in class were very interesting but it still gave the same outlook of "boring to me". I still am not much of a science person, i don't like it and i don't find it fun in any way.
My thoughts on technology definitely did change throughout this course. Before this class i never really though about robots or cloning. It's kind of scary to even imagine that in the future we will have robots doing the same things that we do. Although i'm a big fan of all the new technology, i personally wouldn't want robots or human cloning to ever come along.
Also my thoughts on technology changed when we learned very briefly about the dangers in Foxconn's companies. We as consumers are always so awed with the latest iphone or ipad but most of us don't know the working conditions. I always knew that these things are made in China, but i though of it in a very vague way. i never really thought about the working conditions or the safety of the suppliers. After studying and learning more about this topic, it definitely gave me a change of thought of Apple as a company.
Overall, this course was very interesting and different from any other course I've taken. Although i didn't like the the science parts of the course i still found it interesting and beneficial. i also think i'm still more of a humanities person then science!
My thoughts on technology definitely did change throughout this course. Before this class i never really though about robots or cloning. It's kind of scary to even imagine that in the future we will have robots doing the same things that we do. Although i'm a big fan of all the new technology, i personally wouldn't want robots or human cloning to ever come along.
Also my thoughts on technology changed when we learned very briefly about the dangers in Foxconn's companies. We as consumers are always so awed with the latest iphone or ipad but most of us don't know the working conditions. I always knew that these things are made in China, but i though of it in a very vague way. i never really thought about the working conditions or the safety of the suppliers. After studying and learning more about this topic, it definitely gave me a change of thought of Apple as a company.
Overall, this course was very interesting and different from any other course I've taken. Although i didn't like the the science parts of the course i still found it interesting and beneficial. i also think i'm still more of a humanities person then science!
BLOG #6 SHARE AND REFLECT ON TWO RESEARCH SOURCES
My research topic is on the dangers and working conditions in the Foxconn company in China. One of the sources that i came across is "Student Workers In the Empire: The Commodification of Education and Labor in China" by Yuhui Su. This journal explains how schools in China have some type of connection with the Foxconn Companies because they make students go intern at the factory. Students get sent to Foxconn to intern because they go to technical
schools, which the schools believe is a good experience. The article explains that the students get the same treatment as the other workers but they don't receive benefits like the other workers. Even though these students found it pointless to work at Foxconn, they
had no choice. These students were forced to intern at Foxconn if they wanted
to graduate.
I believe that just because these students were working in Foxconn as interns it shouldn’t mean that they don’t get benefits like the rest of the employees. Also I don't even think they should be forced to work in order to graduate. Being able to graduate and working in a company should be two different things that shouldn't have to depend on each other. These schools are very unfair to me because some of the students aren't majoring in technology but yet they still have to do this internship. Many of the students say that it's useless to work in the company and that they don't learn anything because they feel like they're machines, they do the same step up to 3,000 times a day.
I believe that just because these students were working in Foxconn as interns it shouldn’t mean that they don’t get benefits like the rest of the employees. Also I don't even think they should be forced to work in order to graduate. Being able to graduate and working in a company should be two different things that shouldn't have to depend on each other. These schools are very unfair to me because some of the students aren't majoring in technology but yet they still have to do this internship. Many of the students say that it's useless to work in the company and that they don't learn anything because they feel like they're machines, they do the same step up to 3,000 times a day.
Another article I came across is "In China, Human Costs Are Built
Into An
iPad" by Charles Duhigg and Barboza David. In this article i came across a lot of safety issues that goes in Foxconn. Some of the safety issues are things like explosions due to aluminum dust. So many people die because of these safety issues which is not right because something so simple like ventilation can control dust, and prevent explosions. this makes it seem like the company doesn't care about their workers safety because theres been more then one explosion due to aluminum dust. These workers work really hard and i think that they deserve a little more safety in these companies
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