Itai Yanai
@itaiyanai.bsky.social
Professor at the NYU School of Medicine (https://yanailab.org/). Co-founder and Director of the Night Science Institute (https://night-science.org/). Co-host of the 'Night Science Podcast' https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/night-science/id1563415749
Fixed - thank you!
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Fixed - thank you!
This inspired him! "Since then I have taken a handful of immunology PhD students through the MFA, discussing pieces that I found to have parallels to the immune system." Check out his blog for glimpses of the tour he gives!
davisgarner.substack.com/p/immunologi...
davisgarner.substack.com/p/immunologi...
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This inspired him! "Since then I have taken a handful of immunology PhD students through the MFA, discussing pieces that I found to have parallels to the immune system." Check out his blog for glimpses of the tour he gives!
davisgarner.substack.com/p/immunologi...
davisgarner.substack.com/p/immunologi...
Davis Garner, a PhD student at Harvard Medical School, heard me say on the podcast that in my lab we once went to an art museum (the MOMA) and I gave them each the prompt to find a piece of art that best related to their current project in some way.
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Davis Garner, a PhD student at Harvard Medical School, heard me say on the podcast that in my lab we once went to an art museum (the MOMA) and I gave them each the prompt to find a piece of art that best related to their current project in some way.
Yeah that’s a really interesting perspective, because how you try to answer one question can lead to a totally new set of questions you wouldn’t have otherwise seen!
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Yeah that’s a really interesting perspective, because how you try to answer one question can lead to a totally new set of questions you wouldn’t have otherwise seen!
Thanks Paula! Yes I think the concept definitely applies to science because the creative process has a strong individualistic component; and then the 'day science' testing comes in for the rigor!
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Thanks Paula! Yes I think the concept definitely applies to science because the creative process has a strong individualistic component; and then the 'day science' testing comes in for the rigor!