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  C.P. Snow’s idea of two cultures needing to be more intertwined is a thought I’ve been pondering over this week ("This Month in Physics History"). As a molecular biology major, I empathize more with the scientific side of the argument, since I would prefer to think practically. On the other hand, when I question the purpose of art, I realize I would not be able to learn science without art! For example, this week, I learned about the polarity of water molecules through animations (Wallace). Having this visual resource helped me understand the material better. Water-Elpot-Transparent-3D-Balls.png, Wikimedia, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water-elpot-transparent-3D-balls.png.   Then I started noticing that there’s more art in my scientific life than I had imagined. When walking through the engineering building at UCLA, I noticed a painting in the hallway: Chotai, Vivek. Musée D'Orsay Paris . 2022. I was surprised by this. Referring back to Professor Vesna’s sec