I thought that readers of the Ordered Universe blog might like to follow up our musings on Grosseteste’s theologically and physically inspired ideas on sound and the healing powers of music with a more contemporary take on Science and Music, originally posted on my Faith and Wisdom in Science blog…
Can Science be more like Music? An Experiment with Light and Song
Published by tcbmcleish
I am a very badly behaved academic. I know that physics is my 'core discipline' - it's a good one and I love it - but I trespass into interdisciplinary territory all the time. Brief bio: first degree and PhD ('84) at Cambridge topped off with a short fellowship at Emmanuel College, then lectureship at Sheffield ('89-'92). I started working seriously across the chemistry-physics fence there through polymer science (and visiting the marvellous Biblical Studies group which sparked my love of ancient wisdom literature). As Professor of Physics in Leeds ('93-'08) including 5 years as an EPSRC Fellow, I began to work with biologists as well. Some theological training as part of an amglican lay reader's course in the Diocese of Ripon made me think more about how science and religion both encompass and draw on all of human culture. So it planted the seeds of the new book 'Faith and Wisdom in Science' View more posts