Yo-Yo Ma says...

...that music requires both rational and empathetic thinking.  He says that neuroscience shows that you can't to both at the same time, but both are needed.  And, he makes a good argument that both sides are important in the world-- that we should remember the importance of arts is partly because they do teach us to use both modes.

Click here to read the Huffington Post article.  It is short and to the point, and it gave me goosebumps.  Thanks, Yo-Yo!