The editors have put together a special edition project! In this podcast we speak with two individuals who we feel embody the idea of the antidisciplinary. Join us in conversation with a historian of science and a scientific illustrator, as we continue exploring the truths which binds us all. “The history of science is essentially the history of knowledge.” Dr. Paula Findlen is a professor of history at Stanford University, studying the history of science, especially in the context of the Italian Renaissance, in which she describes “take enormous pleasure in examining a kind of scientific knowledge that did not have an autonomous existence from other kinds of creative endeavors, but emerged in the context of humanistic approaches to the world”.  In an exclusive interview with the Sienna Solstice editors, Dr. Findlen, Lea Wang-Tomic, and Kate Hayashi explore the leonardo effect, great antisciplinary minds in history (Kepler, Newton), Brad Pitt and A river runs through it, what it means to pursue truth, and cultivating forms of internal and external diversity.  See more of Paula here: https://history.stanford.edu/people/paula-findlen “Every scientist is an artist, most of the time.” Ikumi Kayama, medical and scientific illustrator, is the perfect manifestation of her own statement, using art to communicate or “filter” obscure scientific concepts. Having earned degrees in Scientific Illustration and Medical & Biology Illustration from the University of Georgia and Johns Hopkins University, she produces award-winning work that can be found in textbooks, websites, journals, and science exhibits. Join us in conversation with Ikumi as she walks us through her journey to her career, starting from her second grade cat drawing to her experiences in medical school classrooms at Johns Hopkins. See more of Ikumi here: https://studiokayama.com/ Credits: Produced by the Sienna Solstice Editor Team Edited by Kate Hayashi and Lea Wang-Tomic Intro and Outro Music: "Dance of Creation" by Siddhartha CorsusFrom Free Music ArchiveCC BY NC