The NFT will be auctioned by the British auction house Christie’s with the proceeds going to support research at Penn Medicine and the university.
It’s an age-old thinking that the arts and sciences mix as well as oil and water, with artists being stereotyped as whimsical, quirky, and creative, and scientists as analytical, awkward, and calculating. Folks who use the acronym “STEAM” instead of “STEM”, which accounts for the addition of “Art”, are often met with criticism from folks who think that the arts are not technically rigorous enough to warrant inclusion.
