In a world where the creative and the academic are separated by black and white, many are considering the idea of intermingling the two with each other and how that could further advance society. Having these two different sides of the spectrum come together and use each other as support systems could be integral in the further advancement of the world and of our minds. Physicist Mark B. Boslough writes in “We Must Protect U.S. Investment in Scientific Knowlege,” how science is being affected by extremists from each side of the spectrum.  He writes of how we need to protect science at all costs and how everyone needs to come together to protect it, specifically stating, “One does not have to be a scientist to think scientifically.” Boslough displays here that everyone can think scientifically and I believe the same goes for the arts and creative portion of that claim. Similarly, songwriter Yo Yo Ma writes on his view of integrating the arts and sciences by introducing the idea of changing STEM to STEAM. Ma writes that it is important for our minds to have this integration. He writes, “The arts teach us that there is something that connects us all and is bigger than each of us.” Integrating the arts with the sciences could seriously help expand our minds and thought processes as we discover more and more information. I think having this collaboration of the arts and sciences will expand our minds and open so many more doors to the advancements of society. We need this collaboration to open our minds and explore new possibilities.