Bionics Assignments

Here are your final assignments in Biophysics:

Ø Would you support the development of a “bionic” person?

Ø Would your opinion be any different if this were for a military purpose?

Ø Respond to a classmate’s blog

Your Biophysics Paper is due August 4th:
“Describe connections you can make between Biophysics and your TCM studies”
(500 to 1000 words)

Class Blog Addresses

Here is the latest list of class blog addresses:

http://thacchsphysics.blogspot.com/

http://laurahophysics.blogspot.com/

http://givepeaceofmind.blogspot.com/

http://arthurdy.blogspot.com/

http://misterallenduong.blogspot.com/

http://ashesthoughtsontheories.blogspot.com/

http://jasminescoreqhomework.blogspot.com

http://acchsphysicsblog2015.blogspot.com/

http://centeredtree.blogspot.com/

https://fractalfractalfractalfractal.wordpress.com/

http://Tuesdayphysics.blogspot.com

http://reneenvillamaria.blogspot.com

http://physicsandtheyogini.blogspot.com

http://christinaveverka.blogspot.com/

http://edphysics2015.blogspot.com

http://jtysonacchsphysics.blogspot.com/

http://heatherlyng.blogspot.com/

http://acchsphysicshomework.blogspot.com/

http://acchsphysicsamy.blogspot.com/

http://quietwatermajorwaves.blogspot.com/

http://jhpang.blogspot.com/

http://biophsyics2015.blogspot.com/

http://biophysacu.blogspot.com/

Biophysics Assignments - Energy Medicine and Energy Fields

Blog assignments for this week:

• Acupuncture as effective energy medicine
• What conclusions can you draw from Kirlian photography
• Human intent as it affects health
• Respond to another classmate’s blog

And here is the link to Sondra Barrett's "Mystic Molecules" from last week's class.

Check out the following links on the Institutes of Biophysics in China:

http://users.eastlink.ca/~cabbages/psi/usbeijin.pdf
Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China

http://english.ibp.cas.cn/rh/ri/
The Research group in the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China 

http://159.226.118.206/detailt.aspx?newsno=8094

Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Biophysics Assignments - Life and Living Systems - Week One

1  Blog assignments for this week:

• I know I’m a “living system” because…….
• Post a comment on one of this evening's discussions
• Post a response to a classmate’s blog

2  Check out the following links:

http://www.crystalinks.com/kirlian.html
Aura Photography

http://members.tripod.com/RandyHiatt/Kirlianpage.html
Kirlian Photography

http://www.experiencefestival.com/kirlian_photography
A Wisdom Archive on Kirlian Photography

Assignments for Week Nine - Towards a New Synthesis

Biophysics starts next week, 7/14, so your final Physics blog assignments are:

• My E-Prime Day - describe your day, only using English Prime
• How might you synthesize eastern and western ideas in Physics?
• Post a response to a classmate's blog

Check out the following links on Biophysics:
http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?ID=991
Oxygen Metabolism

http://www.bionetonline.org/
New discoveries in life sciences - Explore the science and debate the issues

http://www.mountainman.com.au/chaos_02.htm
Order Out of Chaos by Ilya Prigogine & Isabelle Stengers

Your Final Physics Paper is due 7/7

A reminder that your Final Paper in Physics is due July 7th

You may turn in a hard copy in class next week, or email me a Word or pdf file to laurence_spears@yahoo.com

Here is a summary of the requirements:

• Choose an aspect of Physics discussed in class.
• Prepare a brief analysis based on two different world-views, for example, Eastern and Western viewpoints.
• Maximum word count:  500

Assignments for Week Eight - Classical Physics

Blog assignments for this week:

• Newton’s Three Laws and me
• Our “Energy Efficient” Culture
• Descartes has a lot to answer for!
• Post a response to a classmate’s blog

Check out the following links on Towards a New Synthesis:

http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/TKno/TKnoAlte.htm 
Arrow of Time: Towards a New Epistemology of Science  

http://physics.iupui.edu/~vasavada/ModernPhysicsandHinduPhilosophy.pdf

Modern Physics and Hindu Philosophy

http://www.doyletics.com/art/physicsa.htm 
Physics as Metaphor by Roger S. Jones
 A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Human Side of Science 

http://www.rawilson.com/quantum.html
Quantum Psychology - E and E-Prime 
Robert Anton Wilson