Why science needs art

Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf, and Gertrude Stein are all known for their contributions to the arts, but writer Jonah Lehrer says that their work also showed profound scientific insight. And he argues that without art, science will never be able to answer our most essential questions.

Guests

• Jonah Lehrer: is an editor-at-large for Seed Magazine and author of "Proust was a Neuroscientist."

Resources

• Jonah Lehrer's blog: The Frontal Cortex
• Seed Magazine: "The Future of Science is...Art?"