A break in their own isolation

The qualities described by Sheila and Aaron – being ‘open to learning and helping,’ learning to ‘let go’ of obsessive mastery of a topic or project, valuing ‘enrichment’ – and, in other interviews, of being a ‘constant learner’ who is not ‘arrogant,’ who can ‘ask more questions’ – suggest a social and moral reframing of the ideal interdisciplinary scientist. This reframing depends on scientists’…