Oops! Did New Scientist Goof Again?

 
New Scientist published an article on Science and art: Still two cultures divided?.

The journal invited six people to comment on the two cultures. Here's the list ....

• Stefan Collini is a professor of literature and intellectual history at the University of Cambridge. He edited The Two Cultures (1993, CUP)
• Susan Haack is a professor of philosophy and a professor of law at the University of Miami, Florida
• Harry Collins is professor of sociology at Cardiff University in the UK
• Mary Midgley is a philosopher and writer
• Sandra Harding is a philosopher and professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles
• A. C. Grayling is a professor of philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London

A perceptive commenter (Khoo) asks, "Why was an entire article written about the divide between the arts and the sciences, and not a single physical scientist or mathematician interviewed? Does the author believe these scientists have nothing to say about the arts?"

Good point. A classic demonstration of the two cultures in action.

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