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mark_l_watson on Nov 26, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Peter Norvig on dance photography

I think that science and art are compatible.

A few years ago one of my customers sent me the complete works of Leonardo da Vinci for a Christmas gift and this huge book includes all known sketches for paintings (as well as for inventions). da Vinci seems to have had a scientific and methodical approach to his art.

That said, I totally agree that without creativity then "art" is meaningless.

gbog on Nov 27, 2011 [–]

Sure science and art are compatible, and often found together in people or things.

The anti science points in this thread seem to be of the "please don't come in my garden, because I will never be able to go in yours", type.

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