Week 1 Blog

The two cultures are very prevalent and separated in our society. At UCLA, there is a clear division between the arts and humanities and the sciences, especially through the division between North Campus and South Campus. Even as you take a walk from the north side towards the south, there are clear differences between the architecture and design of the sides of campus. North Campus is characterized by the art in the sculpture garden which is representative of the artistic culture of the humanities. 

As you move towards South Campus, the buildings become much newer and nicer which aligns with many of the priorities of our university and society. As a science-heavy university and a secular culture that emphasized science, much of the school’s money goes towards South Campus buildings. This reflects the ideas shared by Snow in “The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution”, in that our society is also prioritizing the sciences over the arts.

This perspective has given me the ideas to understand what I had already been noticing in our culture, that we have separated the disciplines into the two cultures. Since learning of this separation, I have noticed this even more, especially at UCLA.

• Vesna, V. Third Culture: Being in Between
• Snow, C.P. 'The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution
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• Bohm, David. 'On Creativity.'
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• Wilson, Stephen. 'Myths and Confusion in Thinking About Art/Science/Technology
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• Interview with Brockman 'Third Culture
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