An Imagined World

In response to An Imagined World: I’d like to see where the entirety of this piece goes and manifests itself; I have always enjoyed and been fascinated by the romanticizing of fairly mundane but clandestine goings-on in the urbanized and modern world. This short cross-section whets my appetite for seeing the inside of the world of science, not being a hard-science major myself these are all new things for me. Although the rudimentary aspects I was privy to, the way this pieces puts what is usually “glossed over” into very understandable and visceral prose is enchanting. To be reminded of the vast legions of hard workers who are responsible for perpetuating the entire scientific complex is a powerful notion; no matter how many episodes of “How It’s Made” I’ve seen it never crossed my mind that after the experiments are over there must be a complete staff to sterilize and clean the facilities to make ready for the next experiment. Even the description of the lab at night with the ticks and clangs is a powerful and shrouded world. Evoking the repetitive and endless nature of the experiments at the end of the piece stand to really drive home what is required to achieve the “scientific result” that so many lust for. I’m glad this piece was included along with the more technical writing that illustrates the connection between science and the political and economic worlds, this work serves the connection between science and the human world where lives of people meet the mechanical but spirited, stirring world of science.