In view of the fact we only have 30 mins together as a class, let's aim for something inspiring, interdisciplinary and also, intellectual. :)
To DV2105 students: please watch this video and discover what it takes to have an interdisciplinary angle to investigating issues. I like the fact that the girls decided that plastic, something that is a man-made creation, need not have a man-made solution to its destruction (or breakdown). And guess what, they went and dug up mud samples from their nearby river for strains of bacteria that were surviving plastic pollution.
The lesson for this lecture is quite simple - that solutions to many man-made problems we have today need new paradigms of thinking, thinking beyond the natural containers of social or natural sciences. Think and imagine solutions that will cut across various disciplines (from social sciences, engineering, natural science or even design).
TASK FOR TODAY:
Today, all you need to do is to look at your two proposals and the methods you have been thinking about. Try applying the "containers" of other sciences you ARE NOT THINKING of. Are there other possible ways of investigating your research questions?
Important note:
Email your proposals by 6pm today to dvsciencejunior@gmail.com. You can indicate in the project title of your proposals which of them you prefer working on. Number the proposal (1) for the one you better prefer and a give a (2) to the one you next best want to work on. So essentially, your group proposal 1 is prefer than proposal 2. Get it?
For starters, anyone interested in growing bacteria that will breakdown petroleum oil spills in Singapore? That's our local solution right?
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