Throughout my whole life science and art have always been kept in separate categories. Coming to UCLA this divide is prevalent with the separation of our campus. Me being a sociology major, I fall into the category of humanities or in other words a North Campus major. Whereas the hard sciences are the South Campus majors. Also the surrounding buildings reflect this divide. Walking around North Campus we have the four original buildings of UCLA and the beautiful sculpture garden. On the other hand, I have heard critiques of South Campus arguably looking boring and dull. It is debatable the surroundings reflect what's expected out of these fields of research and people who work in them. This constant reinforcement that art and science are meant to be separate is what C.P. Snow brings to attention. He argues the reason these fields remain a part are due to the curriculum of schools and universities, and eventually a third culture will emerge that will close this divide and integrate them once again.

http://www.tracygallagher.com/tag/ucla-sculpture-gardens/

C.P. Snow originally says these two cultures are divided into two groups of people, literary intellectuals and scientists. Which of course made complete sense to me, however when Kevin Kelly and Victoria Vesna go in depth about the third culture it introduced to me a foreign idea that I have never thought of but is becoming ever more prevalent with the advancement of science and the emergence of new artists. 

Victoria Vesna backs up Snow's claim on the emergence of a third culture and argues that artist using technology as a medium are helping to bridge this gap among literary intellects and scientists. We see this today in contemporary art and there's no better example than Jeff Koons. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/arts/design/jeff-koons-a-retrospective-opens-at-the-whitney.html?_r=0

His unique and lavish art pieces goes without question his use of technology to produce his enormous pieces. Careful calculations need to be conducted in order for him to produce these pieces that are quite a wonder to see. Additionally Kevin Kelly reminds us that this third culture is more about creation and experience rather than creativity. Additionally experiences mean more than what he calls "rational proof". 

 http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/3dprinting.jpg

The two distinct culture that have constantly remained separated have been slowly integrating into a new culture that have been brought to my attention when I furthered reflected on the changing technology around me. 

Sources

Kelly, Kevin. "The Third Culture." The Third Culture. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 1998

Snow, C.P. "Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution." Reading. 1959. New York: Cambridge UP,

1961. Print.

Vesna, Victoria. "Toward a Third Culture: Being in Between." Leonardo. 34 (2001): 121-125. Print. 

Haselton, Todd. "3D Printers, 4K TV, Wearable Tech: What to Expect in 2014." TechnoBuffalo. 30 Dec. 2013. Web. 5 Apr. 2015.

Smith, Roberta. "Shapes of an Extroverted Life." The New York Times. The New York Times, 26 June 2014. Web. 5 Apr. 2015.

Gallagher, Tracey. "UCLA Sculpture Gardens | Tracy Gallagher - Travel Journalist." UCLA Sculpture Gardens | Tracy Gallagher - Travel Journalist. Web. 5 Apr. 2015.