Only connect. One year ago James Burke presented examples
of the most elaborate yet utterly obvious ways of looking at the connective
nature of innovation and its social effects. He demonstrated the infinite
number of paths of exploration among people, places, things, and events. I’m
convinced this changed the way I looked at my life because since then I’ve been
struck by the colliding points of interest in my life and the patterns they
make. From last week’s Art/Photography/Space/Death to this week when
I’ve covered Art/Neurology/Music/Memory, all is connected. My thoughts
this week have come together through a lecture on neuroarthistory, a
performance of Debussy’s music, and a dinner conversation about a famous
neurologist.