FYI, to those in the DC area, tomorrow Dr. Bulent Atalay will be giving the monthly history of medicine talk at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda.
"Leonardo and the Unity of Art and Science"
Dr. Bulent Atalay, University of Mary WashingtonThe speaker examines science through art, and art through science, and approaches the larger goal of achieving a synthesis of the two fields. The qualities of timelessness and universality in Leonardo's miraculous works speak eloquently for themselves. With Leonardo's model providing the unifying thread, however, it becomes possible, first, to glimpse Leonardo's restless intellect, that extraordinary psyche; second, to see whence the ideas for his works of art came; and ultimately to appreciate his art at a different level. What also emerges is a timeless message: Leonardo's model can assist in bridging the cultural divide prevailing in our age of specialization, and it can help make us all more creative.
Wednesday December 17, 2008, 3-4:30pm
Lister Hill Auditorium, Bldg 38A, NLM
Bethesda, MD
I'm all about "bridging the cultural divide," but then so has everyone since C.P. Snow.
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Clearly these talks are not scheduled for those who work full-time jobs...
I'm a little bitter about the NLM because I went out of my way to visit their "Harry Potter & Renaissance Science" exhibit, only to discover that a) it was comprised of a single flat panel with no artifacts, and b) I wasn't allowed to look even at that because they close at 2pm on Saturdays. SIGH.
That sucks, ignotus! I know what you mean about the timing - I didn't make it either. I think they just expect the main NIH community to show up for the talk series, and few outsiders. I'm sorry about the Harry Potter exhibit!