Re:Nobel laureates are 22 times more likely to have hobbies ...
by b215826 on Sunday January 26, 2020 @10:27PM
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> 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
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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?
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.