Human-Computer Interaction, otherwise known as Computer-Human Interaction (CHI)
Chromosomal crossover, in homologous recombination, a viral DNA sequence called a "crossover hotspot instigator" (CHI)
Chi (letter), the Greek letter, Χ
Chi (kana), a letter used in the Japanese language Hiragana
Qi (also spelled Ch'i; traditional: 氣, simplified: 气), the word roughly meaning "life energy" and written qì in Pinyin
Friday, November 16, 2007
art and science
Which is greater: art or science?
In the purest sense, art is creation- there is no right or wrong. It does not even have to be conventionally beautiful to be art. It is expressive of life and that is beautiful. (Certainly, some personal expressions are more appealing or aesthetically pleasing to you.) Art moves through chaos and structure like the winds. A breeze, a hurricane, a tormented moment, peace.
Science imposes structure and order. It organizes this world. We understand the elephant, one inch at a time, until aha! the elephant emerges, and we realize that the elephant has internal structures--we must go deeper. Then, upon closer inspection, the elephant seems to love its baby- what do we do with that? And why is this elephant here anyway? And the wheels of science turn on and on.
Most things are neither pure art nor pure science. They loop together, intertwined like lovers.
Cooking, were it pure art, would be entirely unpalatable. (Sauces strewn with hasty passionate spices then thrown against the wall.) Therapy as pure science would be bereft of heart. Most art involves science: the mixing and precise application of paints. Most science involves art: creative thought leads us by leaps and bounds.
The human life: art and science wondering how to be artful and scientific when in fact we are both. Finding one's truth is an art. Living by it is a science. Or perhaps it is the other way around.
In the purest sense, art is creation- there is no right or wrong. It does not even have to be conventionally beautiful to be art. It is expressive of life and that is beautiful. (Certainly, some personal expressions are more appealing or aesthetically pleasing to you.) Art moves through chaos and structure like the winds. A breeze, a hurricane, a tormented moment, peace.
Science imposes structure and order. It organizes this world. We understand the elephant, one inch at a time, until aha! the elephant emerges, and we realize that the elephant has internal structures--we must go deeper. Then, upon closer inspection, the elephant seems to love its baby- what do we do with that? And why is this elephant here anyway? And the wheels of science turn on and on.
Most things are neither pure art nor pure science. They loop together, intertwined like lovers.
Cooking, were it pure art, would be entirely unpalatable. (Sauces strewn with hasty passionate spices then thrown against the wall.) Therapy as pure science would be bereft of heart. Most art involves science: the mixing and precise application of paints. Most science involves art: creative thought leads us by leaps and bounds.
The human life: art and science wondering how to be artful and scientific when in fact we are both. Finding one's truth is an art. Living by it is a science. Or perhaps it is the other way around.
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