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Introduction
NAC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Arts_Council,_Singapore
Yale-NUS closure: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/whats-behind-the-decision-to-close-yale-nus-college
General consensus/money
Fewer people choosing STEM?: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/fewer-singaporeans-are-choosing-careers-in-stem-survey
State of science survey mentioned in the ST article: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/state-of-science-index-survey/
STEM in Singapore (don’t worry, this isn’t very hard to read): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336780504_STEM_Education_Landscape_The_Case_of_Singapore
Bursary for females in STEM: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/250000-bursary-set-up-for-women-studying-stem-subjects-in-east-coast-grc
stART fund: https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/small-arts-groups-can-tap-4m-start-fund-by-nac-and-private-sector
Art donations: https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/arts-donors-gave-nearly-40m-in-2020-in-kind-donations-up-73
Millennials in art careers: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/arts-scene-singapore-artistic-millennials-making-a-living-906191
Interests
AI tools for art: https://aiartists.org/ai-generated-art-tools
Expression
I used my own definition and understanding of this, so if you want dictionary definitions:
Artistic expression: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/artistic-expression
Scientific notation (a subset of expression): https://www.dictionary.com/browse/scientific-notation
Usefulness to public
Planned obsolescence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence
Fusion: https://youtu.be/eoZ9wGtruEU
Art-Science interplay
Prof Jackie Ying: https://www.womensweekly.com.sg/great-women/great-women-of-our-time/professor-jackie-ying/
PhET simulation used: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/gravity-and-orbits/latest/gravity-and-orbits_en.html
Art therapy: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/how-art-therapy-can-unlock-hidden-trauma-2199221
Doors in video games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYEWsLdLmcc
How rocks get simulated in games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFy-muKWmQ8
Sagrada familia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia
Art impacts the brain: https://acrm.org/rehabilitation-medicine/how-the-brain-is-affected-by-art/
Paper on art’s psychological benefits: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00739/full