Mindful Science

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New Perspectives QuarterlyVolume 16, Issue 3 p. 10-13 Mindful Science PIET HUT, PIET HUT PIET HUT, a Dutch theoretical astrophysicist at Princeton‘s Institute for Advanced Study, creates and explores large-scale computer simulations of star clusters and galaxies. He is also cofounder, along with another physicist, a cognitive psychologist, a philosopher of science and a scholar in Eastern religious traditions, of the fledgling Kira Institute (“kira” is word that derives from the Japanese sound associated with a twinklin star). The Kira group is using an interdisciplinary approach to study the connections between science and human experience. Marilyn Berlin Snell recently spoke with Hut about science, subjectivity and the fine art of haiku.Search for more papers by this author PIET HUT, PIET HUT PIET HUT, a Dutch theoretical astrophysicist at Princeton‘s Institute for Advanced Study, creates and explores large-scale computer simulations of star clusters and galaxies. He is also cofounder, along with another physicist, a cognitive psychologist, a philosopher of science and a scholar in Eastern religious traditions, of the fledgling Kira Institute (“kira” is word that derives from the Japanese sound associated with a twinklin star). The Kira group is using an interdisciplinary approach to study the connections between science and human experience. Marilyn Berlin Snell recently spoke with Hut about science, subjectivity and the fine art of haiku.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 February 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5842.1999.tb00044.x AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume16, Issue3Summer 1999Pages 10-13 RelatedInformation