We are in Taguig, Rizal, the Philippines. Note the name: “The Mind Museum” – a project of the Bonifacio Art Foundation Inc. The above images are from the Facebook page of this museum (Tuesday, 09 Jan 2024), and they are, unfortunately, both (1) inaccurate and (2) unclear. Thus, “The Mind Museum” blows my mind!
Note
1: The upper image shows a dinosaur; while the next image is that of an
imploding sun or something; these images do not match, as dinosaurs are not
known to be thinking animals.
Note
2: The lower image, still from The Mind Museum: The original image of the
blah-blah titled “Mind[-]Moving Studios” is as clear as you can see above – hard
to read! This is not science at its “best” – it is not even science at its
“good.”
Note
3: “Mind[-]Moving Studios x Makerspace present: Think, Tink and Build in
partnership with Fluor Philippines. Build curiosity and construct towers of
knowledge by exploring the world of STEM! (My observation: What’s “tink”?)
The Australian
Department of Education says (“Shaping The Future,” education.wa.edu.au):
STEM is an approach to learning and development that
integrates the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Through
STEM, students develop key skills including:
problem solving
creativity
critical analysis.
Yes, “creativity” is part of science – you may come up with
a theory by serendipity, off-the-cuff, sudden insight, just like Isaac Newton began to think out “The
Laws Of Motion” when he witnessed an apple fall.
Science is Theory, Methods & Findings. Scientists will
or will not appreciate your Theory until you prove it by experimentation.
Theory is only a promise of the beginning of knowledge. So, how can The Mind
Museum teach anyone how to think?
Angel Salvo Gomez
explains “The Fourth Stop” at their visit to The Mind Museum (angelsalvogomez.blogspot.com/):
Then we looked into a gigantic exhibit of the human
brain. A touchscreen monitor displays the basic functionality of the brain.
And look what I found, an explanation on how the brain
functions when someone is in love. :))
The
exhibit of the human brain is the section of the museum where thinking would
have been shown and explained in all its wonders – so that “The Mind Museum”
would merit its name – but they did not mind the mind!
I think
that they could simply/not simply rename the whole setup:
From “The Mind Museum,” which
is unrealistic, and in fact intimidates people
To “The Science Museum,” which
it really is. Thereby, “Science” invites hundreds of thousands more people than
“Mind.”
“What’s
in a name?” in his play “Romeo And Juliet”
William Shakespeare asks; “That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare is referring only to the physical – “The Science
Museum” is now talking about “Science,” that which it has been built for,
rather than “Mind,” the workings of which “The Mind Museum” does not
exhibit. We have to be realistic as well as imaginative!@517
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