The Scientific Revolution

First of all, before I begin, what is the Scientific Revolution?
Well, the Scientific Revolution took place between the 1500s to the 1700s, and during this time a lot of advances in science were made, making science what it is now. 

When we first got the assignment on the Scientific Revolution, I was slightly intrigued, but I was mostly uninterested. Watching the first video, Top Ten New Future Jobs, actually changed my mind though, and got me interested, and I'm not just saying that because my teachers are reading this. The video talks about ten possible jobs of the future and this guy explains of what each one really is and what each job is about.


Vertical farming and my opinions about it
I wanted to know more about the jobs mentioned in the video that I'd never even heard of, like "domestic robotician" or "vertical farmer." Vertical farming sounded kind of different, so I searched it up and found this image of a vertical farm. Apparently, vertical farming is the practice of produce food in vertically stacked layers. I really, really wondered why that's an actual job, so I compared vertical farming to traditional farming. Correction, what I mean by I compared is that I searched up "vertical farming vs traditional farm" and found this article called How vertical farming reinvents agriculture. According to the article, vertical farming is more efficient. How, you may ask? Well, a statement from the article says "vertical farming yields more crops per square meter than traditional farming or greenhouses do." It also uses less resources like water, and can grow at any time of the year, so it's not seasonal. But now let's get into the negatives, because we have to see both the bad sides and the good sides of something to make an opinion about it. I'm more of a pessimist than an optimist, therefore I found- not one- but two articles on the cons of vertical farming. The first article is called Vertical Farming Issues, and, like the title says, talks about the issues of vertical farming. Now, before we get into the nasty stuff about this topic, let's enjoy some beautiful- let me think of more positive words- amazing pictures.

   

...amazing pictures of vertical farming, or just one picture because I really like this image for some reason. But, let's talk about the article. First of all, the article goes over how expensive it can be to farm vertically, but it doesn't really say a lot of other issues despite its title. The other article, 9 Reasons Why Vertical Farms Fail, says it's not just about the money, but also about the location. This website was more of a how-to guide for vertical farming and went over what you should do if you have a vertical farm. I wouldn't really count it as a pros/cons article, but it was interesting to read (for me), so I would recommend reading it if you, like me, are boring and like reading about vertical farming. After reading these articles, I've come to a conclusion that vertical farming is not good or bad, and is not worse or better than traditional farming. It is just another way to farm, and though it is better at some things traditional farming isn't, it is also worse at some things compared to traditional farming. So, overall, it isn't better or worse. The cons of vertical farming is, most obviously, how it could be expensive, but it's also about who people hire and where they locate it. The pros is that it could be more efficient than traditional farming in someways. But, like I said before, I don't see it as good or bad, just vertical farming. I know, I do all this research and come to that conclusion. At least you and I both know more about the topic, though, just in case someone randomly brings it up in a conversation.

Here's another thing I wanted to talk about that was mentioned in the video, but I'm not making a whole section about it because it's, like, a brief mention. Being a SPACE ELEVATOR ATTENDANT. That's something you'd see in a cliche sci-fi film. I'm not really going to talk about this due to the fact that I still refuse to believe that it's a real thing. 


WiFi can be scary, sometimes

Let us talk about the next article called 9th Grade Students Gain the Attention of Scientists After Their Experiment Reveals a Dark Truth About WiFi. This article was about the effects WiFi might have on us. These students did an experiment where they left a few trays of cress seeds in two separate rooms. Both rooms had the same conditions, except... the trays of cress seeds in one of the rooms where placed next to TWO WIFI ROUTERS. After twelve days, the students came to see the results, and they will shock you- unless you've already read this article not clickbait, I promise. I know the title of the article sounds like a clickbait title, but I assure you, it is not. So, without further ado, here are the- and I quote myself on this one- "absolutely shocking" results.

Here are the cress seeds in the room without the WiFi routers

and then...

Here are the cress seeds in the room with WiFi routers

and here is my genuine reaction to this, because you care

  

I wasn't really surprised that WiFi had negative effects on the cress seeds, as you can tell by my reaction photos. It's a bit obvious to me that the cress seeds would be in worse condition than the ones in a room without WiFi routers, but maybe that's because my mom has talked to me about the dangers of WiFi with immense detail. Let's look more on, not why WiFi is bad for you, but how WiFi is bad for you. So here is this article Should I Worry About WiFi Radiation- and, to answer the question in the article, probably. The article talks about how we are overexposed to WiFi radiation. WiFi radiation can cause cancer as well as neurodevelopmental issues. I want to know why, though. Why does WiFi radiation cause all of these things? Being the genius I am, I just searched up "how does wifi work," and here is the result of that.

A google search of how WiFi works

So, that is how WiFi works. But, seriously, let's research how and why it's dangerous.

Another google search, but it's how WiFi is dangerous

Well, same answer. Radiation- specifically electromagnetic radiation. I don't know what that is, so let's see.

e·lec·tro·mag·net·ic ra·di·a·tion

noun

PHYSICS

noun: electromagnetic radiation

1. a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and X-rays, in which electric and magnetic fields vary simultaneously.

Now we know what electromagnetic radiation is. I want to go further, though, and find out how it can be harmful so I can finally know how WiFi is harmful, with details. What makes electromagnetic radiation harmful? Here's an article from BBC called Hazards of electromagnetic radiation that doesn't give me the answer I was looking for, but it's the closest to the answer I was looking for that I could find. 

"Over-exposure to certain types of electromagnetic radiation can be harmful. The higher the frequency of the radiation, the more damage it is likely to cause to the body: microwaves cause internal heating of body tissues. infrared radiation is felt as heat and causes skin burns."

I highlighted the important things to me, but, uh. That is the type of answer I was (kind of) looking for, so now I'm satisfied to know that "the higher the frequency of the radiation, the more damage it is likely to cause the body." Of course, that's not a good thing, however I have my answer, and that's what I'm satisfied with- not the fact that it can cause scary things to happen. So, my conclusion to reflecting on the original article given about students and cress seeds and WiFi? WiFi has electromagnetic radiation, and the higher the frequency of that radiation is, the more damage it can cause to your body. Also, here's a fun fact.

Did you know: Microwave ovens, TV, tablets, laptops, and lasers also emit electromagnetic radiation?

Now, for the fun part. Questions?

So, I'm going to answer two questions from a document containing twenty question that, of course, relate to the topic (refer to the title if you already forgot the topic). I chose two questions that I liked. Let's get straight into the spunky action- or me answering the questions.

Would you prefer to study Arts or Science subjects?

Well, I would definitely prefer to study the Arts over Science because I've ALWAYS, and when I say always, I mean ALWAYS have been interested in art. I actually hated strongly disliked science until recently. Perhaps- see how pretentious I've become writing this- I'll change my mind in the future. But for now, I still feel strongly devoted to the arts.

Do you think robots will one day contribute to unemployment? Do they already contribute to unemployment? 

I think robots are definitely already contributing to unemployment. If you go into- let's say, a McDonald's, there's those- uh, let me just remember what they're called- ordering machines! That's it. Now you don't even need to have someone take your order, because you have an ordering machine. I'm actually really worried about the future, and no, I'm not randomly mentioning this. It'll all come together. Anyways, the reason- or one of them- that I'm worried is because machines, or robots, are so useful and helpful that later on we won't need people to work in restaurants, or stores, or other places like those. That scares me because, well, what if those people need those jobs, even if those jobs don't need them?

It's time for GMO's... oh, and technology's dangerous power

Let's go over this dramatic infographic. Why is it dramatic? Well, once you see the title, you'll know. The infographic is called 7 Times Technology Almost Destroyed the World. See, what did I say? DRAMATIC. But anyways, this infographic explains- in chronological order- seven times technology almost destroyed the world, or seven times it really had a negative impact. After reading all of the events on the infographic, I really felt a bit scared. I've never really been scared of technology, because, I mean- has it ever been scary to you? Knowing the consequences and possibilities that technology might or will one day turn on us never frightened me, because I never knew how. Robots shouldn't have the ability to destroy us because we could always throw water at them, right? But I guess most times it doesn't work that way. Here's a thing that actually- and I mean actually- scared me from the infographic. Genetically modified crops. I've known about GMO's for a while, and it's because- flashbacks to my WiFi page, seems like so long ago- my mom once again explained in great detail why we can only by organic food. That explanation included one mini-explanation about GMO's. I kind of- well, I really would like to talk about GMO's, which is why I mentioned them.

GMO alters the genetics of these poor fruits

You might not know what GMO's are, or you might know, like me, a lot about GMO's. So, here's what genetically modified crops are. The name "genetically modified crops" kind of already gives away the meaning, but I'll say it anyways. It's when an organism's genetics has been messed with.. by technology, or by genetic engineering which is still technology. You also might be wondering why GMO is such a bad thing, or so you assume it is because I've made such a big deal out of it. You'd be right to assume so, it is bad. Let me just, list some reasons why GMO's are bad for you.

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-It effects people in different ways, though the health effects are mostly unknown. I know it does effect certain people though, especially if they were used to eating organic food until GMO was introduced. The sudden change could really mess up their system.

-We don't know if they're safe. Literally almost everything we eat has GMO's in it, unless, like my mom, you buy organic food all the time.

-They put a lot of weird things in your food, like pesticides. If you aren't concerned by that, well. 

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If you want to know more about the negative effects of GMO's, I have three website links. 

• 10 Reasons to Avoid GMOs

• 10 Scientific Studies Proving GMOs Can Be Harmful to Human Health

• Will GMOs Hurt My Body? The Public's Concerns and How Scientists Have Addressed Them

These are all good websites that I hope you'll read, or at least click on, even if you click off of it after looking at the title.

I also have some links to the benefits of GMO, because, you know. Both sides. 

• Five Ways GMOs Benefit The Environment

• GMOs: Benefits and Negative Effects of Genetically Modified Food

I've read through these articles- the ones about the benefits of GMOs, though, I read through the other ones too- and to me, their reasoning is unpractical, but I'm biased.

Yet another sad subject, machines and job loss

Now, machines are slowly taking over. Technology is slowly taking over. I mean, you're on a device reading this right now, I'm on a device typing this. The person next to me is also on a device typing something. Everyone in my classroom is on a device. Well, that's because they have to be since we're blogging. But, everyone's still on their chromebooks. Imagine how it'll be in the future. We'll be so advanced that we could probably just have a device open up by pressing some button attached to our hand. If you're confused (which, you have a reason to be, my explanations are very confusing), then let me draw it out for you. I warn you, it's not going to be the best drawing because I can't really draw.

Do people still use tablets? Probably... maybe. So, what I mean is, what if tablets became HOLOGRAMS. I'm bringing this up because it totally relates to the topic at hand which is machines being a big part of job loss. But, this really does relate to it, because what I'm saying is, we won't need anyone to work anymore with the tablets. We can just order Taco Bell on our tablets! I know, this whole page is full of shocking information and ideas. So, why do people make these useful machines when they're probably aware of the fact that it's making other people lose jobs? I'll get to that, but first... let's talk about the link, which is a video called The jobs we'll lose to machines - and the ones we won't | Anthony Goldbloom. You can tell what it's about by the title, and now you can tell why/how I titled this section with that certain name. The video goes more into how machines are able to grade papers by themselves. I don't think that's a good thing- I know, such a professional statement. The reason I don't think it's a good thing is because, well, how can robots possibly evaluate or understand an essay?? HOW? Do they read through it, do they understand? I personally do NOT think it's good for machines to grade something that requires reading, like an essay. If the person writing the essay doesn't use "big words," the robot would probably grade them lower than someone who did use "big words." However, if a teacher- a human- was grading it, the teacher would see that the person who used words of a higher vocabulary did not make as much sense as the person who did not. I don't know, I just see so many problems with robots grading the work of students. 

Let's talk about the Scientific Revolution- yes, the actual one

So, we've discussed a lot of things relating to the Scientific Revolution- and I use the term "relating" loosely. Now let's get into the actual  Revolution. Finally, right? First of all, here are some links I'm going to discuss.

• Scientific Revolution Slide 

• Why was the Scientific Revolution important?

• Turning Points in History - Scientific Revolution

Galileo and determination

In the beginning of this page, I mentioned what the Scientific Revolution is, but so you won't have to scroll up, I will repeat it. The Scientific Revolution took place between the 1500s to the 1700s, and during this time a lot of advances in science were made, making science what it is now. What were those discoveries? Well, Galileo invented water... water thermometers, that is. This was during the 1600s. I wonder how people get ideas to invent certain things. If you think about it, everything kind of comes from inspiration. When I do something, it's because someone influenced me, whether they know they did or not. But anyways, Galileo invented water thermometers. Judging by Galileo's determined face, though, it's safe to say he had many inventions in mind. You're probably wondering, who's Galileo? Galileo was Italian polymath and majorly contributed to the Scientific Revolution. Now, I didn't know what polymath meant before, but through my knowledge- also known as Google- I got guidance.

pol·y·math

ˈpälēˌmaTH/

noun

noun: polymath; plural noun: polymaths

1. a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning.
2. 
   

So, that's what polymath means. Anyways, Galileo invented water thermometers. By the way, "Galileo" thermometers look really cool. Here's a link to a website that's all about Galileo's thermometers.

• How does a Galileo thermometer work?

I really do recommend reading how it works, it's very interesting, and I'm not even joking or being sarcastic (I know, it's rare for me). Another thing I found interesting from the slide is the Heliocentric Universe. This was a theory made by Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer who's theory was that the Earth, stars, and planets all revolved around the motionless sun.

Let's get onto the next link, which was an article called Why was the Scientific Revolution important? Now, I learned a lot from this link, Nicolaus Copernicus was actually believed to start the Scientific Revolution, which I thought was odd since I've never heard of him before this assignment. Ironically- or ironically to me- Isaac Newton, who I'm sure almost everyone has heard of, was the one who ended the Scientific Revolution. What did Isaac Newton do? He worked on universal gravitation and made laws of motion as well. Overall, what I got from the website was that the Scientific Revolution really did make science what it is now. 

Let's go onto the final link, which is- drum-roll please- Turning Points in History - Scientific Revolution. I'm going to add a quote from the video itself here, because I think it described my thoughts on inventors. "Inventors must allow their imaginations to go where no one has been before." That is most definitely true. From this video, I learned that Isaac Newton invented calculus, which I'm sure a lot of people are not happy about. What I find funny is that he invented calculus to prove his theories, and the reason I find that funny is because I always have thought to myself while doing math, "When will I do this in a real life situation? When will this help me?" In this case, I guess it really did help Isaac Newton. Another thing I realized- though this is from all these links- was that people of the Scientific Revolution were persistence and determined, and despite being tried or mocked, they stood by their ideas.