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Re:Nobel laureates are 22 times more likely to have hobbies ... by ken on Sunday January 26, 2020 @10:11PM (#22156612)
A very similar claim appeared in a BBC article 2 months ago, and it seemed bogus. After a brief bit of online research, it seems even more bogus to me:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21617547

Please, anyone who wishes to make this claim: give me the name of some Nobel laureate who is also a performing "actor, dancer, [or] magician". Even one.

Re:Nobel laureates are 22 times more likely to have hobbies ... by b215826 on Sunday January 26, 2020 @10:27PM (#22156665)
> Even one.

From Feynman's 1964 Messenger Lecture (later transcribed into The Character of Physical Law):

> "On the infrequent occasions when I have been called upon in a formal place to play the bongo drums, the introducer never seems to find it necessary to mention that I also do theoretical physics. I believe that is probably because we respect the arts more than the sciences."

Feynman was also an amateur artist, and he claims to have sold some of his drawings to a Pasadena strip club in Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman!. I too am skeptical of the claim that Nobel laureates are 22-times more likely to be engaged in an artistic hobby, but it is also not unheard of them to have nonacademic pursuits.

Re:Nobel laureates are 22 times more likely to have hobbies ... by ken on Sunday January 26, 2020 @11:23PM (#22156840)
Sure, Einstein and Feynman are the classic examples, but they were both musicians. This article specifically called out "actor, dancer, magician". Who do these refer to?