I have always had a profound interest in the exploration of the unknown. When I first began working at the Humans and Autonomy Lab, I was brimming with questions that the Ph.D. students seemed to love. At school, I hadn’t always been surrounded by the most learning enthusiastic atmosphere. Reading out of a textbook can be very monotonous, group projects often disproportionately distribute work, and interest tends to falter as distractions grow. The lab was like a whole new planet. Everyone loved learning. I got to work with a team researching automation in aerial systems, and I even got to moonlight on an underground hierarchical temporal memory project. Secret projects don’t come with much support, but they do come with passion. We were all
How was this lab activity similar to other labs that you have done in the past?
This lab was pretty cool because we got to do numerous tests and see different but similar results. I learned how Newton’s Third Law works and it’s very cool. Newton’s third law happens in everyday life. For example, fighting over the remote control with your brother, you both add an equal and opposite reaction of force. Overall this lab was fun and a learning lesson. I had a great time with this fun
I attended my lab on 02/10/2017, Friday from 8:00 to 11:00 am in the Jets room (3 to 5 years old In the Bombeck Learning Family Center.
Knowledge, the key to progress, has proven to be a human being’s most powerful and significant weapon. We gain knowledge when we put our brain to work at the problems we need to solve in life. It doesn’t matter what we are trying to accomplish, whether it be creating a new technology or learning how to put together a puzzle, the matter of fact is that both request great examination and research to resolve and learn. Scientific research is a technique used to investigate phenomena, correct previous understanding, and acquire new knowledge. Knowledge could lead us to a possible cure for cancer, an alternative for fossil fuels, and the creation of a revolutionary technology. Nevertheless, all these benefits are a reason why
Discoveries can challenge our preconceived ideas about ourselves and others, allowing us to experience things in a different way than we otherwise would. Grant’s speech explores
We as a human race are mentally programed to explore the unknown whether it is sneaking out into the woods behind your house as a child or going up into the depths of space. Curiosity is what allows us to think outside the box, and when we expand out of our comfort zones we discover things that help advance our race as a whole. There was once a time when space exploration was just a science fictional thought – humans were never expected to pass through Earth’s atmosphere. It all began during the Cold War, when different counties began competing with each other. The race resulted in numerous satellite launchings and the mission that brought man onto the moon; Apollo 11. This inspired so many in the rising generation to pursue careers in science
Autonomy is respecting a person’s freedom and dignity, making sure to treat every client with the respect they deserve. “Autonomy must be based on an understanding of the meaning and implications of one’s choices” (Welfel, 2016, pg.64). Nonmaleficence is making sure there is no harm done and make sure to avoid preventable risks. Professionals need to make sure they will use intervention methods that will not harm clients. Beneficence is having the responsibility to do good.
My personal quest for knowledge has been ongoing since the first day I picked up a science book. I have never been more interested in any subject. It truly spoke to me. At a college level, there is a magnitude of opportunities. I had the opportunity to participate in the Student Dissector program on campus in the Spring of 2015, I visited the Stanford Cadaver Lab with Biology Club this semester, and I traveled to see a talk by the world renowned American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
There's a great joy in discovering what you don't know. As long as you have a little bit of the interest to begin with, the journey is really the joy. It's not always the destination. It should be the journey. It's the big life lesson for all of us. Enjoy the journey.
We could encourage the best qualities of youthfulness - curiosity, adventure, resilience, the capacity for surprising insight - simply by being more flexible about time, texts, and tests, by introducing kids to truly competent adults, and by giving each student what autonomy he or she needs in order to take a risk every now and then” (Gatto 4).
Solving puzzles give me a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment that fuels my intellectual vitality. I approached school in the same way I approached puzzles—if I don’t succeed initially, I try again. My passion for science and experimentation stems from my puzzle-solving days. Experimentation not only requires intelligence and
My experience of going to the ropes course was very enjoyable because it was a change of scenery from the college life and I got to be with the people who I first met here when I got to Elon. Since the ropes course adventure was later in the year, compared to others, we sort of already had a strong bond as a group. For me, it was amazing to see how far we have come as a group and as individuals since we have arrived at Elon. I remember when we all first met and barely knew each other’s names and now we were able to trust one another while being blindfolded at the ropes course.
As a child, I always clung on to the rules without question. Do what is expected of you, without giving any reproach, and never wonder far from adults. However, this obedience morphed into a stagnant state of daily going through motions that were asked of me. As the Superman of this story, my father caught this characteristic and had the heart to do what was necessary in order to reverse it. Now memories, the track to open curiosity was, in the true meaning of the word, awesome. With abundant mini road trips, we explored insect made habitats in the Shenandoah Mountains, beached jellyfish, and these time capsules called Smithsonian Museums. Needless to say, my fascination with the world bloomed. Now, a senior in high school preparing to enter
In fact, all of the greatest discoveries have hinged on childish curiosity: from Newton’s apple or to America’s way of governing. By Newton expressing novel interest in the most common occurrence known, things falling, he helped find one of the fundamental truths of the universe. By America’s founding fathers questioning why they are taxed so much they ushered in a new era of democracy, creating one of the most advanced civilizations. Apparent in each example is the effect of childish curiosity: how it allowed progress through innovation and how it expressed freedom through untapped theories. Despite different content, curiosity affects all, which in turn improves every facet of
Exploration is at the heart of all that we do at Brunel, supporting and improving instructing on our degree programs. We plan to convey imaginative courses that test our understudies and are significant to the necessities of today 's bosses, taught by scholastics at the cutting edge of their fields.