“A good many times I have been present at gatherings of people who, by the standards of the traditional culture, are thought highly educated and who have with considerable gusto been expressing their incredulity at the illiteracy of scientists. Once or twice I have been provoked and have asked the company how many of them could describe the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The response was cold: it was also negative. Yet I was asking something which is about the scientific equivalent of: Have you read a work of Shakespeare's?” PeopleHas BeensLawScienceCultureCompanyColdStandardsNegativeScientistAskingResponseSnowTraditionalEducatedGood ManGatheringIlliteracyProvokedThermodynamicsIncredulityGustoTwo Cultures Book:THE TWO CULTURES: AND A SECOND LOOK Source: THE TWO CULTURES: AND A SECOND LOOK
“That culture, of looking at catchy music as a negative thing, is weird. It has nothing to do with me, or the music I was into growing up. The Stones and the Beatles only tried to write hits. Every Motown song, every Credence Clearwater song - they were trying to write hits.” WritingTryingSongCultureGrowing UpGrowingNegativeStonesCatchyMotownCredence Author:Dan Auerbach