In a new book, philosophers argue that Lego’s coloured bricks are not just a toy, but a tool that raises challenging questions about creativity, conformity and culture.
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If leaders of educational institutions are concerned about the employability of graduates, they should avoid over-investing in STEM subjects and stop snubbing liberal arts.
Blade Runner 2049 misses modern strides in artificial intelligence, which is now capable of performing creative work alongside humans.
Engineering has long been a male-dominated profession. Now engineering schools globally are making extraordinary efforts to attract the creative female talent they really need.
We constantly use electronic devices to distract ourselves from the tedium associated with waiting. Yet being bored can be a creative activity.
While today we sweat, early modern Europeans froze. Furs to the rescue.
Bringing nature into the workplace can lead to a number of benefits, including reduced stress and increased creativity.
Technology requires humanity to innovate at a faster pace, but it also hampers true creative thinking. The good news? Nurturing creativity in children is easier than most people think.
From kingfishers to dandelion seeds and bone tissue, natural organisms are the source of many radical human innovations in technology and medicine.
When artists and scientists get together, they fuel each other’s creativity and inquiry.
As museum culture increasingly drifts into private ownership, we need to keep a watchful eye on those shaping our cultural landscape
Sports and the arts are now separated, but it wasn’t always like this.
A comparison of 36 Australian cities finds that, unlike Europe, the data on their creativity and culture are not closely linked to their capacity to generate economic value and social well-being.
Artificial intelligence can now produce original paintings, novels and music.
We don’t know much about the origins of most human achievements – scientific and otherwise. Like evolution, does progress occur as random insights are selected for or against?
How we see the world depends on certain aspects of our personality.
Our secret? We’re better at sharing our ideas.
In Sheffield, a city of new arrivals, creativity is helping newcomers adjust.
The mixing desk used to make Dark Side of the Moon fetched a huge sum at auction recently. Its productive life is far from over.
In a highly individualistic world where work prevents us from spending time with friends and family, a universal basic income could change society.
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Visual Artist and Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Canberra
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Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Iowa
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Full Professor in Organizational Design and Collaboration Engineering, Technical University of Hamburg
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, UMass Boston
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PhD student, University of Warwick
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Professor of Engineering Innovation, University of South Australia
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Naomi S. Baron is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emerita of Linguistics, American University
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
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Visiting Lecturer in Psychology, Coventry University
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Head of Programmes (Innovation Design Engineering and Global Innovation Design) and Professor of Creativity, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor in Personality Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leeds
