²¹Snow’s theory has since been disputed by Brockman (1991, 1995), who argues that technology is a bridge which has created a “Third Culture” in which leading scientists and thinkers contribute their thoughts in plain language. This discourse has been related by German author Gábor Paál to Hegel’s idea of Realphilosophie (Hegel 1805) which emphasizes thinking on an empirical basis (Paal 2009).