Lab+8

= **Lab 8** =

====**Describe how Natalie Jeremijenko has based her research on "new technologies are an opportunity for social transformation" to perform "small actions that can amount to a significant effect to improve local environmental health". (2 paragraphs)** ====

Natalie Jeremikenko based her research on "new technologies are an opportunity for social transformation." This research is based on the concept of new health. Her goal was to redefine health. According to her, to improve one's inner health, you must start from the exterior of self. Basically, by improving our environment and interactions with natural systems, we can improve our inner health by decreasing sickness, disease, and other environmental factors that can affect our health. Generally, the way we deal with health issues is that patients visit doctors with their inner health problems and leave with a prescription for medicine. However, Natalie's clinic at NYU is different in the sense that patients come with environmental health concerns and leave with an idea or prescription of something they can do to improve environmental health.

Jeremikenko mentioned various examples of such prescriptions of experiments. One such example is that of the tadpole and drinking water. Tadpoles are said to be sensitive to certain pollutants and by exposing them to fresh drinking water, we can see their reactions. Looking at their reactions, we can find out what aspects are being affected or affecting the individual that is drinking it daily.

====**Choose two projects on HowStuffisMade at [] and write about how they are made. (1 paragraph each/2 paragraphs)** ====

The fortune cookie It is made from four basic ingredients of eggs, sugar, flour and water. The batter is passed through a machine which squirts the batter onto griddles which is then passed through an oven. The oven makes the flat shaped batter into cookie wafers. The fortunes are released individually by a mechanical arm onto these flat cookies, which are then folded by the machine. After the cookies have cooled and hardened, a women inspects them to ensure their quality, if the fortunes are in place. The inspection breaks the flow of the atomization of the cookie-making process. It is then returned to a conveyor belt, which sends them to a machine that wraps cookies in individual plastic packages.

Gelato This gelato is made by Jon Snyder and is found in restaurants throughout Manhattan. The ingredients consist of milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, and natural gums. Most of the ingredients come from different places in New York. The dairy base along with flavor is poured into the batch freezer. The smooth and creamy gelato that emerges from the batch freezer after 15-20 minutes is then poured into containers. The labels are done by hand and stored in the basement until delivery time.

====**Why is it important that we understand how stuff is made as part of our systems analysis and design process? (1 paragraph)** ====

In relation to Jeremikenko's research, it is important to understand how stuff is made as part of our systems analysis because it is the only way to figure out a way on how to better design for environmental health. The smallest change or error might not seem important but when it comes to mass production, it can greatly affect the quality and cost. It is important to analyze and source any negative outcomes. Howstuffismade.org simplifies all the processes of production and provides easy guidelines.