The new age of ignorance

The new age of ignorance

Are we living in a profound science culture or have these ideas not trickled down, and, if anything, does scientific thought seem to be on the retreat? Is the old divide between arts and sciences deeper than ever?

Read this fantastic article in The Guardian: “The new age of ignorance”

Then check out how a celebrity panel fared when asked some basic scientific questions.

On the same theme, Easternblot posted about The Scream, Toronto’s yearly literary festival (July 3-9). This year, their theme was “Science and Poetry” and was moderated by science writer Clive Thompson. Lisa Betts, a postdoc in the neuorscience of vision at York University, suggested at least one way that creativity can help the sciences: “poetry can make scientists think about different ways to communicate an idea.”

Read more on this topic:

• Geek vs Art cartoon
• BoingBoing: The Guardian on the “new age of ignorance”
• Zoilus: Geeks in Love
• Edge: discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues