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Music AND Chemistry: Nuno Maulide on what scientists & business leaders can learn from music
02 Jan 2024
Did you know that there’s a strong connection between music and science? Ilham speaks with award winning chemist and pianist Nuno Maulide about the science behind the classical music of the greatest composers. He talks about the musical talent of brilliant scientists such as Albert Einstein and Max Planck, what scientists and business leaders can learn from music, and beautifully plays pieces by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Debussy. Listen and be inspired! Nuno Maulide is a professor and head of the Institute for Organic Chemistry at the University of Vienna. Nuno studied piano and chemistry in his hometown in Lisbon and then went on to earn his PhD at the University of Louvain in Belgium. He has studied at universities in Louvain-la-Neuve, Paris and at Stanford University, and started his independent work as a Group leader at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Carbon Research. He has received numerous prestigious awards in both chemistry and music throughout his career. Timestamps1:59 - Albert Einstein and Max Planck’s love for Bach and Mozart7:09 - Nuno plays Bach’s Jesus bleibet meine Freude10:38 - Introduction to music in primary school13:11 - Switch to focus on organic chemistry19:43 - Nuno plays excerpts from Mozart’s Sonata in G Major 1st Movement20:48 - Connection between science and music23:21 - Schubert and the connection to nature27:51 - Nuno plays Schubert’s Impromptu in G Flat Major33:00 - Chopin and the connection to water35:07 - Nuno plays Chopin’s Etude Opus 25 No. 137:23 - What can businesses learn from music?40:31 - Rachmaninoff and pattern recognition41:27 - Nuno plays Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G Sharp Major44:32 - Emotion vs rationality?46:02 - Nuno plays Debussy’s Clair de lune For additional details about the podcast, show notes, and access to resources mentioned during the show, please visit https://www.syensqo.com/en/podcast
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