tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26741618.post2025663297873807811..comments2024-02-28T02:22:20.886-08:00Comments on homunculus: The music of chemistryPhilip Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986655706443117158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26741618.post-27429102628502687722010-07-15T01:37:45.594-07:002010-07-15T01:37:45.594-07:00Kirill,
I know what you mean. By 'ordinary'...Kirill,<br />I know what you mean. By 'ordinary', I mean the ones who don't get written into history, but of course there is no reason at all why they should actually be 'ordinary' in any real sense.<br />And yes, the specialisation is crazy. I did essentially no music at school, but subsequently did it briefly for a 'living', and it's what I would have most liked to have done as a career, if not science.Philip Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986655706443117158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26741618.post-14544190612076808412010-07-14T09:24:31.183-07:002010-07-14T09:24:31.183-07:00Perhaps this determination to make Borodin ‘specia...<i>Perhaps this determination to make Borodin ‘special’ in the end does more harm than good to the notion that ordinary scientists can be interested in more than just science.</i><br /><br />Is there such a thing as "ordinary" scientists? (Or ordinary musicians?)<br /><br />I do think that music and art is beneficial for everybody. It does not mean that there has to be a direct causal connection, such as: Borodin was good chemist (physician, poet, etc.) <i>because</i> he was a great composer (or the other way round, for that matter). It is rather that it is generally better for your well-being to pursue different interests. Also, this is a better way to discover what you are really good at. The emphasis on specialisation (which, in this country, can start as early as year 9 in school) does not do anything good for both students and science.Kirillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719435019715182189noreply@blogger.com