Strange interest and capability

Often, we would stereotype a person as being interested in either science, or arts (humanities etc.). This is generally how we would look at people's interests or their inclination. Perhaps this is even more true for us in Malaysia due to our intense segregation of the fields of arts and science early in our high school education system. The divide is almost like the incompatibility between quantum physics and general relativity, or the ancient cities of Rome and Jerusalem. 

But strangely, I find myself interested in both science and history. I read books on the elegance of universe and at the same time magically drawn to ancient histories of civilizations long forgotten in the minds of the modern society, engulfed by the huge tidal waves of popular culture and post modernistic thinking. 

It made me think about what is the connection that links my interest to both science and history. Is there an element that connects these fields at a general level? I would think that I would dread to look at the mathematical equations needed to prove and understand all the scientific theories. I think I would dread learning mundanely, the vocabulary and grammar of ancient languages, although in this aspect, I think I will survive and evolve better than learning the arcane equations of mathematics. 

Or, perhaps, the human mind is capable of learning almost everything the human soul puts its energies to? Perhaps learning is more about the intensity or passion of the soul rather than the objectivity and logical reasoning of the mind. Perhaps, learning is utterly subjective in this sense. So, does it make sense to switch to the concepts of personal learning environment  (PLE) and open education. Is there a revolution at hand on the existing educational structures that have become mental barriers limiting our learning or interest to a stereotypical field of either arts or science?