Yo-Yo Ma and pinker are trying to argue similar things, but from completely opposite angles. Whereas Ma is arguing that art must be incorporated in the sciences and other aspects of life, Pinker says that science is “indispensable in all areas of human concern, including politics, the arts, and the search for meaning, purpose, and reality.” Although they are going at it at different angles, they are coming to a similar point. We cannot keep all of these things separate, they must all be incorporated with one another. They only help in the understanding process of each other. They can help you think in different ways than you usually always would in that field.