Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together

http://www.ted.com Mae Jemison is an astronaut, a doctor, an art collector, a dancer ... Telling stories from her own education and from her time in space, she calls on educators to teach both the arts and sciences, both intuition and logic, as one -- to create bold thinkers.

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[Xenophanes21]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA, What do you think scientists do when they formulate hypothesis', what are they doing when they integrate their results within the current frameworks? and what of the special sciences? Science is not superior, and arts is not inferior, because they are not contradictory or competing in any real way. Science and the Arts share a symbiotic relationship. They are inseparable. Its like trying to dychotomize physics and mathematics, futile!

[deaneden79]

I think people don't realize that the separation of analytical and artistic is completely man-made. There's no true source saying that it's that way. It's just the way academia has packaged this to us. I was a fine art student and now I'm a science student. I love both art and math. And that's it. No biggy.

One thing I noticed though: for someone promoting art and creativity, didn't her slides look like crap? When I saw the first one I was like,"Oh know she di'int!"

[crudhousefull]

"We have to revitalize the arts and sciences"...I hate it when people say that without a goal and without the means with which to do it. What a waste of time. Everyone knows that they are good things...what we need is a for people to figure out how to do it. Sponsoring risk-taking is great...but who's going to take a risk because some speaker asks them to take a risk?

[tfed1219]

"There are two kinds of truth; the truth that lights the way and the truth that warms the heart. The first of these is science, and the second is art.... Without art science would be as useless as a pair of high forceps in the hands of a plumber. Without science art would become a crude mess of folklore and emotional quackery."

[CanadianGangster198]

whoa she looks different sice the 5th grade

[molinmusic]

WOW, INSPIRING!!!! Been teaching my Kindergarten students about my namesake, Dr. Anna Fisher the first mother in space and the first human being to repair a malfunctioning space satellite in 1984. As an artist, and honors Science and Math student in HS this is revealing! My dad was both an MIT Physicist AND child prodigy pianist organist winning Boston Globe Science Fair Awards and performing in the Boston Arthur Fiedler Half Shell by age 12, more love Mae Jemison!

[Galactu5]

Love!

Here we have a REAL role model.

I'm in love!

*crossing my fingers* Please don't be religious, PLEASE!!

[kitteh21x]

SHES BEATFUL

[99830459]

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[wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg]

| do not consider Cubism awesome. But...

I repeat: Dynamic poses. Perspective. Foreshortening. The Egyptians did not have the knowledge of how to do so in the past.

This is not subjective. Go look at Egyptian art. All of their human figures face one direction or another. Do you believe that their art might be improved with additional drawing knowledge?

Also, you seem to know the tastes of an ancient Egyptian. Are you by any chance...an ancient Egyptian? Or do you channel spirits?

[incrediblejessen]

we are here to enlighten ourselves. please take your cynical drivel elsewhere.