Stanford students are widely known to possess a sense of intellectual vitality. Tell us about an idea or an experience you have had that you find intellectually engaging.
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All of the science and math teachers that I have had throughout my schooling have made it clear to me that they have "never been artists." One biology teacher in particular claimed that art was a holistically distinct sphere of knowledge, one intangible and so abstract in its depictions of emotion that it could not be compared to the cut and dry, dissectible facets of scientific inquiry. This statement led me to question the two realms of my personal interests: the intricacy of the sciences and self-expression through art. Why can they not coexist in the minds of my teachers? As for myself, I find solace in the beauty of the black widow's intricate weave as well as enlightenment in the study of Kandinsky's use of shape and line.
Although science and art seem to lie on opposite ends of the intellectual spectrum, I discovered an innate relationship between the two. How else would the science of psychology be depicted but through art? Whether it is through Shakespeare's soliloquies or Van Gogh's impressionism, the arts depict human nature in subtle but often astonishing ways. This sparks the link between the two subjects: both scientists and artists are the "noticers" of society as they bring to light the aspects of nature that other people have either failed to see or learned to overlook. One ultimately cannot exist without the other. So why is it so rare that the two are reconciled? Artists are the progenitors of technology and the minds behind innovation, and I only hope that in the future I can further bridge the gap between the two.
i'm very unsure about this one. did i address the prompt? please give feedback! criticize away, the due date is in a few days!!!
All of the science and math teachers that I have had throughout my schooling have made it clear to me that they have "never been artists." One biology teacher in particular claimed that art was a holistically distinct sphere of knowledge, one intangible and so abstract in its depictions of emotion that it could not be compared to the cut and dry, dissectible facets of scientific inquiry. This statement led me to question the two realms of my personal interests: the intricacy of the sciences and self-expression through art. Why can they not coexist in the minds of my teachers? As for myself, I find solace in the beauty of the black widow's intricate weave as well as enlightenment in the study of Kandinsky's use of shape and line.
Although science and art seem to lie on opposite ends of the intellectual spectrum, I discovered an innate relationship between the two. How else would the science of psychology be depicted but through art? Whether it is through Shakespeare's soliloquies or Van Gogh's impressionism, the arts depict human nature in subtle but often astonishing ways. This sparks the link between the two subjects: both scientists and artists are the "noticers" of society as they bring to light the aspects of nature that other people have either failed to see or learned to overlook. One ultimately cannot exist without the other. So why is it so rare that the two are reconciled? Artists are the progenitors of technology and the minds behind innovation, and I only hope that in the future I can further bridge the gap between the two.
