Lab+8

Describe how Natalie Jeremijenko has based her research on "new technologies are an opportunity for social transformation" to perform "small actions that can amount to a significant effect to improve local environmental health". Tip: Opening up TED's interactive transcript is very helpful to understand her talk and also looking over her web site on the Environmental Health at Clinic at [].

Choose two projects on HowStuffisMade at [] and write about how they are made.

Why is it important that we understand how stuff is made as part of our systems analysis and design process?

Natalie Jeremijenko based her research on the basses that “new technologies are an opportunity for social transformation”. With small and new technologies it can offer solutions which work with our needs and help environmental health of our society. She also believes that a lot of small things can be changed to create a better cultural/environmental impact on our society. For example she used was the point off the tadpole and drinking water. By examining how tadpoles react to fresh drinking water we can examine how it is affecting individuals.

How stuff is made 1. The first step is the fabrication of paper of paper involves the production of pulp which is done with a solution called cellulose. The water is added after the fibres from the material have been extracted. At this stage it looks like white sand that has been soaked in water. T he water is removed by passing through a press section and a dryer section. Next, the paper is coated to help ink holdout and reduce dot grain problems. By the end of this stage it looks like a big roll of paper which then needs to be cut to size. This is where a computer is imputed with the proper numbers and is cut down using a machine to the correct size.

2. Palomer Spring Water starts with the Mountains in Palomer. From the rain, snow etc. sinks deep into the reservoir underground. Plant roots and rocks will help initially filter the water. Harvesting pumps are used so no contaminants are entered and the water is harvested from the center. The Pumps siphon some water flowing through the natural system to keep consistent flow and maintain the environment. Water tanks store the water for transport.

Why is it important that we understand how stuff is made as part of our systems analysis and design process?

How different products and objects are made is an integral part in understanding the design process. For example, Things like paper are sometimes looked over and taken for granted becauase we don't understand how creating these products happens. Since we are constantly using these types of products everyday it gets overlooked. It also helps us understand where these products come from and can be helpful in our own design process. It can help with complicated ways of doing things which lead to more economical ways. 