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The Melding of Science and Art

April 21, 2026

If one believes that the great artist ranks higher in the cultural scale or possesses a unique skill or insight into the human condition superior to that of the great scientist, the reason for such a view is likely as follows: The work produced by a great artist is unique to that artist. If Beethoven […]

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On Time

August 19, 2022

My subject is Father Time. He’s undefeated and likely to remain so. Even Mother Nature cannot successfully handle Father Time. Time is very difficult to define. I’ll just say it’s what happens between then and now. Learnered volumes have been written about it. It’s very hard to say if it had a beginning or will […]

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Medicine & Opera is Neil Kurtzman’s blog: opera and concert reviews, singers and composers, and commentary on medicine and science, from a physician who has also lectured and written extensively on opera. More than 1700 articles since December 2007. Browse the full archive.

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Neil Kurtzman

Neil Kurtzman

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Neil A Kurtzman MD is the Grover E Murray Professor Emeritus and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock. He has combined careers in clinical medicine, education, basic research, and administration for more than 40 years.

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