Guest Post: Quiet, Please!
~WHAT THE WEB CAN LEARN FROM THE SOCIAL BRAIN~ Remember the early days of social networks and all the hype around Web2.0, “the social web”? What started out as a form of online activity has quickly...
View ArticleEveryday Is New Year's Eve
If you are reading this: Congratulations, you’ve survived 2013! From South Pole to North Pole, from Siberia to Nigeria millions will be celebrating New Year’s Eve with fireworks, great food, and...
View ArticleOptimistic or Pessimistic, but always Creative!
Creativity is a state of mind, a process of producing something that is both original and worthwhile, characterised by expressiveness and imagination. Since it is something that happens in our brain,...
View ArticleImagination Is More Important Than Knowledge
You’ve probably heard that quote before, attributed to none other than Albert Einstein, the man who brought you the general theory of relativity and E=mc2. But where did this quote come from exactly?...
View ArticleBrainstorming With Prof. Daniel J. Siegel
This week we had the pleasure of brainstorming with Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine where he is on the faculty of the Center for Culture, Brain,...
View ArticleAleatoricism in Creativity
Aleatoricism is the incorporation of chance in the process of creation, especially in the creation of art or media. Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is created and...
View ArticleCreative Improvisation and the Musical Brain
Music is a very creative field, especially when it comes to improvisation. Improvisation is defined as the state of being and creating action without pre-planning. In the jazz environment,...
View ArticleCreativity talks with Scott Barry Kaufman
This week we had the privilege to talk creativity with Scott Barry Kaufman, psychology professor and scientific writer on the vast subject that is creativity. Click on the SoundCloud link to listen to...
View ArticleLadies and Gentlemen, the brand new WikiBrains!
Dear Brainiacs, We know that everyone is craving information, and that content has become king these days, which is why WikiBrains has evolved to offer our favorite brainiacs some content with a...
View ArticleFree your mind, daydreaming is the way to go
Creativity can rise from any situation, if one is in the right state of mind for it. Some say you have to isolate yourself to be left alone with your mind, others say you have to read a lot to get your...
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