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Instructions:
Read this article and answer the 10 questions. There are some
vocabulary words that I strongly suggest you look over prior to
reading this article, so you can fully grasp what the author is
writing about. Also there are some extra credit questions that
I encourage you to answer (each extra credit question is worth
5 points).
This assignment is due on Thursday 9/21 for classes meeting on
A days and Friday 9/22 for classes meeting on B days. You are
also welcome to turn this assignment in before the date it is
due.
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Science is changing our world. It is behind the transformations—social, economic, artistic,
intellectual, and political—that are defining the 21st century. Through this lens, and with the
newest tools of media and journalism, we aim to tell the fundamental story of our world today
and to provide information and knowledge to help you prepare for the story tomorrow.
Our departments and sections demarcate the universe as we will cover it on a daily basis. There's
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There's a Studio where we will experiment with visualization and information design and media
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This is an experiment in media, and yet an old cause in journalism. We have a world to explore
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Vocabulary:
Lepidopterist: lep·i·dop·ter·ol·o·gy – (noun) the branch of zoology dealing with
butterflies and moths.
String Theory: Also called cosmic string. Physics - a mathematical entity used to
represent elementary particles, as gravitons, quarks, or leptons, in terms of a small but
finite string like object existing in the four dimensions of space-time and in additional,
hypothetical, space like dimensions. The theory of such objects (string theory) avoids the
many mathematical difficulties that arise from treating particles as points.
Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle: Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle is one of the
fundamental concepts of Quantum Physics, and is the basis for the initial realization of
fundamental uncertainties in the ability of an experimenter to measure more than one
quantum variable at a time. Attempting to measure an elementary particle’s position to
the highest degree of accuracy, for example, leads to an increasing uncertainty in being
able to measure the particle’s momentum to an equally high degree of accuracy.
Neuroscientist: neu·ro·sci·ence – (noun) the field of study encompassing the various
scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry,
pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
Synapse: – syn·apse (noun) a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received,
encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to
an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the
adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate
receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters.
Omniscient: om·nis·cient – (adjective)
1. Having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all
things.
Pedagogical or pedagogic: ped·a·gog·ic, – (adjective) of or pertaining to a pedagogue or
pedagogy.
Pedagogy: ped·a·go·gy - (noun, plural – gies)
1. The function or work of a teacher; teaching.
2. The art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods.
Visceral: vis·cer·al – (adjective)
1. of or pertaining to the viscera.
2. affecting the viscera.
3. of the nature of or resembling viscera.
4. characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect: a visceral reaction.
5. characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy; crude: a visceral
literary style.
Simile: sim·i·le – (noun)
1. A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is
like a rose.” Compare metaphor.
2. An instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
Short answer:
Answer all these questions in complete sentences.
1. What kind of world did Niels Bohr’s see the “invisible world of the electron” as?
2. What is the quote by Vladimir Nabokov used in this article?
3. What does Virginia Wolf say the task of the novelist is?
4. What does Noam Chomsky declare on page 4?
5. What does the author say about metaphor on page 4?
6. What does the author say about the sculptural work of Richard Serra?
7. The author says that “science must recognize that their truths are not the only
truths.” What does the author mean by this statement?
8. This is an article that argues for a specific idea. The author is trying to persuade
the reader of something. What is the main point the author is trying to
communicate to the reader (state this in your own words). Do you agree with it?
Fill in the blank:
9. We need to find a place for the __________ within the ____________
__________, to rediscover what Bohr observed when he looked at those
________ paintings. Pg 2
10. But the epic questions that _________ ________ must answer cannot be solved
by __________ __________. Pg 6
Extra Credit:
Answer all these questions in complete sentences.
1. Who is Niels Bohr (be specific and include what he is known for, the country he
is from and his date of his birth and death)?
2. Who is Alexander Calder (be specific and include what he is known for, the
country he is from and his date of his birth and death)? Also what is the name of
the artwork by him in this article?
3. Who is Virginia Wolf (be specific and include what she is known for, the country
she is from and her date of her birth and death)?
4. Who is M.C. Escher (be specific and include what he is known for, the country he
is from and his date of his birth and death)?
5. Who is Piet Mondrian (be specific and include what he is known for, the country
he is from and his date of his birth and death)?