Over the course of my adult life I have been consistently amused by the pervasive and short-sighted notion that some how areas of knowledge either conflict with each other or exist in separate little vacuum-packed compartments. I think to some extent "artists" are more guilty of repudiating "scientists" than vise-versa but there are guilty parties on all sides. There is so much overlap between disciplines and skill in one often draws upon others (think of the mathematical basis of perspective in visual arts, for example). Our science illuminates a wide variety of other areas and is in turn enhanced by those areas (literature, creative arts, mathematics, there are many others). To the extent that the departments in a college or university view themselves as competitors for the attention of students (or antagonists), future generations of thinkers and scholars are sold short, or misled. njm Make a Small Loan, Make a Big Difference - Check out Kiva.org to Learn How!
In a message dated 7/22/2008 5:50:28 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Scientists often deride fine arts education as being "fluffy" (or worse). Harvard medical school has found out differently. From today's Inside Higher Ed: "At a time when medical schools worry about their students’ declining powers of observation, art may turn things around. Researchers at Brigham and Women’ s Hospital conducted an experiment in which Harvard Medical Students received instruction at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on how to carefully examine and discuss fine arts, using works by Picasso, Monet and others. _The results,_ (http://www.brighamandwomens.org/Pressreleases/PressRelease.aspx?PageID=385) which appear in the new issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, show that these students experienced significant improvements in their observations of patients." Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) _http://www.yorku.ca/christo/_ (http://www.yorku.ca/christo/) "Part of respecting another person is taking the time to criticise his or her views." - Melissa Lane, in a Guardian obituary for philosopher Peter Lipton ================================= --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
