Mind Wandering, or Getting your Einstein On
Does your mind tend to wander? Most people believe that their minds wander about 10% of the time. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara put...
The Intersection: Where Bacon Meets Chocolate, and Creativity Meets Genius
Want to radically ramp up your creativity? In his new book The Medici Effect, Frans Johansson believes he can help you. If you're a fan...
The Science of Epiphany
You know the sweet satisfaction when you suddenly have an epiphany? I'm talking about that "Aha!" moment when the circuits suddenly...
The Real Da Vinci Code
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Vinci, April 15th, 1452. In his lifetime, he painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. He was a sculptor,...
Read Like a Finder, Think Like an Artist
W. Edwards Deming might not be a household name, but his fingerprints are virtually all over the stuff in your house. That is, assuming...
Wizards, Thieves, and Remixers: the Lowdown on Creativity
"Where do you get your ideas from?" It's the interview question that haunts every writer, artist, filmmaker, and inventor. Though the...