Noetic Sciences--Dan Brown and the art of Storytelling

I have recently started listening to Dan Brown's new novel, The Lost Symbol.  The book focuses on Washington, DC, and refers to a relatively new aspect of scientific investigation, noetic sciences.  The beginning of the book provides data concerning many of the buildings and monuments located in Washington, DC-- the Smithsonian Institute, the Capitol Building, the White House, the Washington Monument, and many others.

The concepts of linking religion, faith, and science form the core of both the book and of the work of noetic sciences (as much as I have learned to date).  This is also part of the concept of life imitating art and art imitating life discussed in an earlier post.

Dan Brown is a good investigator, weaving his story around foundations of art, religion, science, and a questioning mind.  Research on Dan Brown's books generates results showing other books that have tracked the cues and locations in his books to the settings in which he creates them.

His books inspire me to conduct Google searches to learn more about many of the things he includes in his book as part of the background for his stories.