Some scientists turn to music to tap into their subconscious. Einstein, for example, played his violin to decipher the music of the cosmos. As one friend recalled, “He would often play his violin in his kitchen late at night, improvising melodies while he pondered complicated problems. Then suddenly, in the middle of playing, he would announce excitedly, ‘I’ve got it!’ As if by inspiration, the answer to the problem would have come to him in the midst of music.”47
