Why science needs musicians

Musicians influence science and scientists in many different ways!

A few weeks ago, I gave a talk at the Francis Crick Institute in London. This is one of the world’s top research institutes, but I was there to talk about why science needs musicians, at a half-day music symposium.

This is a short summary of my talk, listing some of the ways that musicians are influencing science.

Scientists making music

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