Journal Entry #2

Yechan Bae

Professor Matyaubova

English 21003 M

February 27, 2018

Journal Entry 2

            Wow. Hearing how Eratosthenes finds the circumference of the Earth just by reading the letter which describes of looking down the well and seeing the shadow and the moon from a straight line, and relating that with the stick stuck in 500 miles away, astounds me. That is incredible! Fizeau calculating the speed of light by using a toothed wheel and spinning it, sounds unbelievably creative. Honestly, whenever I hear scientific concepts and how it was discovered, I always thought of those scientists and discovers as inhumanely creative and smart. Instead of getting inspired, I felt ashamed and discouraged that I cannot be like them and don’t have enough creativity in me to do those things.

            Listening to Adam Savage helped me to change this way of approach and get inspired to work harder. Adam Savage makes it clear that science is not limited to anyone, as he says, “They are not so different from us. We are all bags of meat and water. We all start with the same tools.” I think the only difference between Eratosthenes and I is that I live in a world that is more technologically advanced. Things that seemed impossible at his time is now defined and recorded. Therefore, I have more advantage of finding new discoveries. I also strongly believe that science should not be limited to the exclusive people in this planet—it should be available to everyone and anyone! Everyone in this planet is capable of discovering scientific questions. Imagine what it would be like if 7.6 billion people work to discover scientific concepts and questions.