A lecture by Professor Brandon Vaidyanathan (Department of Sociology, Catholic University of America)
Scientists often are viewed as coldly analytical and rational, unaffected by the beauty and mystery of Nature. Yet like the rest of us, Nobel Laureates and many other scientists openly reveal that they also are deeply moved by unexpected disclosures of beauty in their work as scientists. For a world that too easily forgets to appreciate our immersion in Beauty, Prof. Vaidyanathanwill share the findings of a first-ever global survey of 3,500 physicists and biologists in the US, UK, Italy and India on the role of aesthetics in science and the varieties of beauty that scientists encounter in their work.
Presented by the St Anselm Institute. Cosponsored by the Thomistic Institute @ UVA and the St. Anselm Institute for Catholic Thought. This event is made possible with the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation, “In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on College Campuses Nationwide,” (Grant #62372).
