This is a self-analysis for the end of the semester commenting on some of my previous blog posts. I chose to focus mainly on the content I chose to discuss in my posts.
Something immediately noticeable about my work is that I have two different posts on science fiction, one on H.G. Wells in particular and early speculative fiction and one on more modern science fiction as a method of science communication and popularization. My review of Containment likewise strays at points into a futurist or potentially science fiction territory. This makes sense, since I believe that science fiction is a valuable tool for exploring the interactions of science and society, as well as a method of science education for topics that people might not otherwise encounter. My final project is going to deal heavily with science fiction, though it will not cover most of the topics discussed in my blog posts.
Speaking of the Containment review, I think this was my best blog post, though I may be biased because it was the most entertaining for me to write. I enjoyed the documentary, and I think my discussion of memetic repetition of nuclear waste warnings was an excellent topic to think about (and I also enjoy the “nuclear waste warning meme” that I discussed in the post and appreciated the chance to talk about it.) A post that I’d like to elaborate more on is my recent post about the intersections and tension between science and religion that appear in our class discussion, but in order to talk about that in more depth I would probably need to seek out specific discussion sources and interviews with scientists instead of simply talking about my thoughts on our class materials.
A topic I considered writing on was the issue of ethics in psychological research. One of my undergraduate majors was Cognitive Science, and I’ve also worked in anthropology, so I’ve heard a lot about the unethical psychological experiments we discussed in class and would probably be well equipped to blog about them. However, I find myself somewhat burned out on discussing these topics, despite the fact that they are important to talk about.
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