How can programming help us recognize patterns?

Develop a general understanding of basic code loops and how they emotionally express themselves in daily life. Through a series of writing exercises with artist Lai Yi Ohlsen, students will build upon algorithmic logic to create a selection of poems.

 is a project manager and artist with a background in movement and computer science.

Lai Yi Ohlsen

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How can programming help us recognize patterns?
Develop a general understanding of basic code loops and how they emotionally express themselves in daily life. Through a series of writing exercises with artist Lai Yi Ohlsen, students will build upon algorithmic logic to create a selection of poems.
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Price: Free with suggested donation.
Materials: None.
Audience: Open to all.
<a href="http://www.laiyiohlsen.com/while-x">Lai Yi Ohlsen</a> is a project manager and artist with a background in movement and computer science.
About the Series 
Coded Poetry is a part of the <a href="https://pioneerworks.org/series/heart-of-the-machine/">Heart of the Machine</a> program series responding to <a href="https://pioneerworks.org/exhibitions/refiguring-binaries/">Refiguring Binaries</a> curated by Kelani Nichole.
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Some of the first computer programmers and published algorithms were created by women. The transgression from this female foundation has largely been enforced through long standing societal dynamics and divisions of power. Heart of the Machine is a program series that brings focus to cultural constructions around computational systems through a series of workshops, artist talks, and salons responding to the exhibition <a href="https://pioneerworks.org/exhibitions/refiguring-binaries/">Refiguring Binaries</a>, curated by Kelani Nichole. Highlighted throughout this series will be female-identifying practitioners, as well as the technological tools and resources to assist in promoting futures that are diverse and liberatory.

Heart of the Machine

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Some of the first computer programmers and published algorithms were created by women. The transgression from this female foundation has largely been enforced through long standing societal dynamics and divisions of power. Heart of the Machine is a program series that brings focus to cultural constructions around computational systems through a series of workshops, artist talks, and salons responding to the exhibition <a href="https://pioneerworks.org/exhibitions/refiguring-binaries/">Refiguring Binaries</a>, curated by Kelani Nichole. Highlighted throughout this series will be female-identifying practitioners, as well as the technological tools and resources to assist in promoting futures that are diverse and liberatory.

while(x): How to Write a Code Poem