Arts vs Sciences

Arts vs Sciences: Prancing and Dancing vs. Dry and Dull? (1199 words)
by MGirl - written on 09.08.02 (Very useful, 73 readings)
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“‘Arts’ steps into the ring, he’s looking good (fetching outfit) and is dancing around his opponent the much fancied ‘Sciences’. Things are looking fine for Arts; he’s coming in with a move that can only be described as surreal… and oh… Sciences has come back with the Heisenburg Uncertainty Principle and Arts doesn’t know where he is!” Those of you that know of me know I’m a Science doctorate. This should make this subject easy you would think. I don’t think so at all. My main gripe with arts students when it comes to discussions like this is that they always feel like they have to tell you how much bloody work they’re doing. Hmm. Well, you ...

Blair Bashes British Science (505 words)
by eclipse - written on 12.02.02 (Very useful, 62 readings)
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The Daily Mail (Saturday February 9th) ran an article concerning the Government's proposal to allow children to drop sciences and languages from their studies at the age of 14. A few days later, a TV news program covered the same issue, only it was very noticeable that there was no mention at all about the dropping of sciences.....just languages. Technology in this country is once again being smacked in the face by a government that could not care a fig about science, engineering and technical progress. It is already very difficult to recruit suitably- qualified people into the sciences; why on earth is this government making it even harder, by giving ...

Arts vs Sciences: Art is to love as Science is to microwave?? (377 words)
by DrSeuss - written on 28.10.01 (Useful, 31 readings)
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Well I feel better placed then most to answer this. My mother is a conceptual artist, but yet I am training to be an engineer. Personally I think that art can be wonderful it can be very emotive. A world without art would be a very boring place indeed. Though we may consider most art to be hanging in such galleries as the Satchi or Tate Modern and for it to consist of dead sharks or elephant poo. Thats just a misconception in truth as Andy Warhol showed art has penetrated every facet of society. Many people would never think of the art that is involved in a supermarket but in fact everywhere you would care to look there is glorious design covering ...