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 * CCT333 Tutorial 8 Questions:**

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". Tip: Opening up TED's interactive transcript is very helpful to understand her talk and also looking over her web site on the Environmental Health at Clinic at []. (2 paragraphs)

Natalie Jeremijenko has based her research on “new technologies are an opportunity for social transformation” by researching on biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering. Her research mainly focuses on socio-technical change. With a team of volunteers, she performs many labs/experiments to address environmental and social woes.

Natalie Jeremijenko uses experimental design, where she uses newer technology to solve non-violent change. Her experiments include “statistical indices (such as the Despondency Index, which linked the Dow Jones to the suicide rate at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge) to biological substrates (such as the installations of cloned trees in pairs in various urban micro-climates) to robotics (such as the development of feral robotic dog packs to investigate environmental hazards)”

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

The US National Flag is manufactured in China’s Jinteng Flag Factory. There are several steps that are needed in order to make the US Flag, the first step in the process of making the flag is Computer controlled embroidery. For the more detailed and in depth work regarding the flag, human labour is required. The human part of the process include sewing, striking grommets and packing the products. It is very interesting that the US has to outsource the production of its own flag. I feel there should be a fine line between outsourcing (reducing costs) and having pride for a country’s identity.
 * American Flag**

The reason why I chose Palomar Mountain Spring Water is because I was interested in knowing where does the water we drink come from. The spring water from Palomar Mountain goes through several rigorous processes to become purified. Water that comes from snow, rain and sleet are captured in underground reservoir also known as the water table. The water is harvested from the center of the spring in order to avoid contamination. The flow of the water flowing through pumps remain constant in order have the highest quality possible and also not make any drastic changes to the environment. In the end, the water is stored in a tank, where large trucks come back and take water to the nearby bottling stations to avoid high costs and pollution.
 * Palomar Mountain Spring Water**

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

It is important to understand how stuff is made as part of our systems analysis and design process is because any good designer would understand the process of any product’s design. In order to analyze a product, it is important to understand its design process. It is important to know the negatives and positives of the design. It is important to know how does the product help the consumers, how could it be made cheaper with less ecological footprint. A good designer must understand the detailed process of any design to make improvements.


 * __Bibliography__**

XClinic. "X Design Project: » Natalie Jeremijenko." //X Design Project://. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. .

"Natalie Jeremijenko: The Art of the Eco-mindshift | Video on TED.com." //TED: Ideas worth Spreading//. Oct. 2010. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. .

Dedden, Daniel. "Palomar Mountain Spring Water." //Palomar Mountain Spring Water//. 5 Nov. 2010. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. . Ziang, Yu. "American Flag." //American Flag//. 16 July 2009. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. .