Science alone isn’t enough to solve the world’s problems
“But to be truly effective, we must start much earlier. What we really need is a much broader humanistic education for scientists (and nonscientists), beginning in K–12 education and continuing through the undergraduate/graduate and professional years. It is through the study of art, music, literature, history and other humanities and social sciences that we gain a greater understanding of the human condition than biological or physical science alone can provide.” ~ David J. Skorton is president of Cornell University
If you read the comments below the article, it is definitely a controversial topic. In my opinion, one could say that the Renaissance was the most innovative epoch, and this is a period in history when the arts truly blend with the sciences . To me, the sciences are to driven by rules that are not to be broken, but one must sometimes look past them, break, or bend them to find new original thought and ideas. I want to clarify, that the sciences are equally important; the more knowledge one has to work with, the more diverse one thoughts can be . . .
