Assignment # 8 Final Course Reflection

My perspective about humanities and science changed after taking this course because at first I wasn't as much knowledgable on the science part as much as I was on humanistic part. Since I come from a society that's richer in cultural aspects than science, it was typical that I see things more from a humanistic perspective. However I am a curious person and I like knowing how things work and since I grew up in a generation of several technologies which influences me to know more on the science part. In this class I learned a lot about the promise and perils of technologies and how evolution actually works. I also learned a lot about Albert Einstein and all his contributions to the contemporary world of advanced technology. Before I knew nothing about Albert Einstein except that he was a very famous and remarkable scientist. I learned how he was indirectly responsible in the making of the atomic bomb. Before I took this course I had very minimum knowledge about artificial intelligence but after taking this course I learned a lot about the past and present of artificial intelligence. Personally I did believe that there was a connection between science and humanities but I was never able to expand my knowledge enough to be able to identify it. It is a very thin connection and commonly speaking science and humanities are very conflicting fields. Taking this class helped me look more deeply into the two cultures and locate the contact between these two fields. After taking this class I've come up with the conclusion that I am both. I have strong humanistic values but I have grown a strong fascination for science and technology. I think after taking this class I am now very optimistic about where science and technology can takes us. Taking this class was not only greatly educative but it was equally as much interesting and fun. This class has influenced me to learn more and think critically about the future of the two cultures and where our technology will take us. It has persuaded me to be more interested and knowledgeable in the field of science and technology and be able to distinguish the bridge between two cultures.