The north and south campus of UCLA are dominated by art and science major respectively.
Both Snow and Vesna account the separation to the education system, which shapes students into professionals of either art or science. An education system like that might be beneficial to the economy considering it produces parts that can function well when being put together. However, members of the economy are depraved of the environment that might make them the genius they should be.
The left and right brain represent logic and art respectively. Though considered separated, they are closely related to each other.
The lateralization of the two hemispheres of human brain is always considered as a proof of the separation of two cultures, but it actually proves the opposite, which is the existence of the third culture. Though it is broadly accepted that left and right brain are each responsible for logic and creativity, such belief is not supported by scientific facts. The two hemispheres are connected by corpus callosum, which enables them to exchange information. At the same time, structures that control logic can also be found in the right brain, and vise versa. Just like the two hemispheres of brain are closely connected, the two cultures are also inseparable.
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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.
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