tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post7490645900741581869..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Mavericks and gatekeepersRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-24606196277376313782017-02-22T13:23:07.733-05:002017-02-22T13:23:07.733-05:00Maybe the following is another group, or maybe it&...Maybe the following is another group, or maybe it'd be a subcategory under the gifted mavericks:<br /><br /><b>Switch hitters</b><br /><br />Some scientists transition from one disparate scientific or mathematical field to another. They may do so perhaps because they're bored with their original field and need a new challenge, because they find the new field more intriguing, and/or because they perceive connections between the fields and wish to further explore these connections (perhaps their minds have always been given over to interdisciplinary thinking). Hence they might see how information theory can shed new light on DNA and genetics, how physics and mathematics can help describe the behavior of cancer cells, etc. The gatekeepers denounce them for the illicit commingling, while the gifted mavericks (if they themselves aren't likewise gifted mavericks) draw inspiration from their ideas.rockingwithhawkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550503108269371174noreply@blogger.com