Scientific Method.... A New View

The scientific method is not a recipe: it requires intelligence, imagination, and creativity.

 In this sense, it is not a mindless set of standards and procedures to follow, but is rather an ongoing cycle, constantly developing more useful, accurate and comprehensive models and methods.

·               Define the question

SELF CONNECTION (give to yourself by hearing what you have to give)

·               Gather information and resources (observe)

MUTUAL CONNECTION (give to others by hearing what they have to give)

·               Form hypothesis

SELF CONNECTION

·               Perform experiment and collect data

MUTUAL CONNECTION

·               Interpret data and draw conclusions that serve as a starting point for new hypothesis

SELF CONNECTION

·               Publish results

 MUTUAL CONNECTION

·               Retest (frequently done by other scientists)

CYCLE BEGINS AGAIN

Traces of hope.

Pałac Kultury i Nauki: The controversial icon of Warsaw

The Palace of Culture and Science (also referred to as "The Russian Wedding Cake")

 "As the city's most visible landmark, the building was controversial from its inception. Many Poles initially hated the building because they considered it to be a symbol of Soviet domination, and at least some of that negative feeling persists until today. Some have also argued that, regardless of its political connotations, the building destroyed the aesthetic balance of the old city and imposed dissonance with other buildings.
However, over time, and especially in recent years, Warsaw has acquired a number of other skyscrapers of comparable height, so that the Palace now fits somewhat more harmoniously into the city skyline. Furthermore, since Soviet domination over Poland ended in 1989, the negative symbolism of the building has much diminished"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Culture_and_Science,_Warsaw

Shooting a bit of history.

The Shoot: Pałac Kultury i Nauki (Palace of Culture and Science)

This monumental building in the center of Warsaw has become, in a sense, one of the most recognizable structures of the city. If you see it, you know you are in Warsaw. 

The eye catching, and slightly hidden element found: 

The curious thing I found when walking around this unique skyscraper was a memorial line running along the floor. It turns out to be a reference marker in memory of where the Warsaw Ghetto wall ran during the second World War. Here is a bit more information about the wall and it's purpose:

"The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of the ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe. The Warsaw Ghetto was established by the German Governor-General Hans Frank on October 16, 1940. Frank ordered Jews in Warsaw and its suburbs rounded up and herded into the Ghetto. At this time, the population in the Ghetto was estimated to be 400,000 people, about 30%^[1] of the population of Warsaw; however, the size of the Ghetto was about 2.4%^[2] of the size of Warsaw. The ghetto was split into two areas, the "small ghetto", generally inhabited by richer Jews and the "large ghetto", where conditions were more difficult; the two ghettos were linked by a single footbridge. The Nazis then closed the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world on November 16, 1940, by building a wall, topped with barbed wire, and deploying armed guards."  -Wikipedia

A photo borrowed from the website http://collections.yadvashem.org/photosarchive/en-us/100926.html

Flowing from rock to rock.

This collection called, "Flowing from rock to rock", was produced from images captured in the elusive city of innovation and rigid customs, Tokyo, Japan. The subject of my work  is the personally astounding revelation that people can only find themselves truly free by seeing through a lens of restriction. Structure, order, limits, boundaries, walls, whatever you would like to call them, exist all around us. The initial feeling when confronted with these seemingly oppressive things is to rebel and restore our sense of freedom which has been offended. So what could I possibly mean by stating that, in essence, restrictions make us free? 

I shall use one of my photos to further explain my view. The image titled "Goosebumps" is of a man standing in a temple facing away from its luminous door. If no door, nor temple, for that matter, existed, he would not be able to venture inside and feel the different atmosphere created by the filtered sun rays and the incense smoke trapped within the sanctuary. Without the building he would have no sense of any of these things and would have had no where to explore and challenge his freedom. These limitations or confines, in a sense, give us a place from where we can find comfort and grow stronger in order to become more open to travel outside the door.

As with all things in life though, a second side to this reality exists. Once we are strong and brave enough to risk more we may find ourselves very much attached to what gave us this original comfort, this our order, this our strong hold. The two sides of the coin, the beauty of accepting what is and letting it go, again and again.