This course explores overlapping themes and common interests in the fields of science and art. The presentations are designed to enhance cross-disciplinary discussions and promote classroom awareness of the broader cultural context of specific academic disciplines in science, mathematics, art and the humanities. In addition to broadly shared interests - perception, reason, coherence and order in nature, etc. - and shared concepts such as elegance, clarity, symmetry, etc., a number of more specific topics will be addressed. Historical parallels: parallel developments in the concepts of light, space and time, e.g., the convergence of relativity and quantum theory, analytic cubism and the music of Stravinsky; Paradigm shifts: major conceptual changes in art and science – ‘revolution,’ ‘progress,’ and post-modernist perspectives; Creativity: innovation, imagination and the creative personality; a critical evaluation of Poincare’s model of creativity as preparation, incubation, inspiration and verification; Genius: the notion of the extraordinary person, IQ, multiple intelligences and the role of youth; Cognition: Observations from cognitive studies, evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics; applications of chaos and complexity theory. Further issues will be suggested by the participants. Tuition: $210