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The creativity crisis : reinventing science to unleash possibility /Roberta B Ness

By: Roberta B NessContributor(s): Roberta B NessMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P)LTD. | ;7/22,Anasri Road, Daryaganj,New Delhi-110002Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , 2015Description: 287 pages ; 26 cmISBN: 9780199375387Subject(s): PsychologyGenre/Form: Science--Study and teachingDDC classification: 338.97306 NES

Contents:

1. Yin and Yang -- 2. Creation and caution in three acts -- 3. Which to put in your pocket : a transistor or a smartphone? -- 4. Stanford's golden egg -- 5. Who wants to be a millionaire? -- 6. Reinventing meandering exploration -- 7. Perils and persistence of genius -- 8. The good fight in the public square -- 9. Finding inspiration in the crowd -- 10. Reinventing the power of the group -- 11. The perilous end of science's barrel -- 12. Encouraging risk -- 13. Creativity and malevolence -- 14. Reinventing freedom -- 15. In opening -- 16. Just do it.

Summary: Every day we hear about some fascinating new discovery. Yet anemic progress toward addressing the greatest risks to humankind -- clean energy, emerging infections, and cancer -- warns us that science may not be meeting its potential. Indeed, there is evidence that advances are slowing. Science is costly and can hurt people; thus it must be pursued with caution. Yet, excessive caution stifles the very thing that

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1. Yin and Yang --
2. Creation and caution in three acts --
3. Which to put in your pocket : a transistor or a smartphone? --
4. Stanford's golden egg --
5. Who wants to be a millionaire? --
6. Reinventing meandering exploration --
7. Perils and persistence of genius --
8. The good fight in the public square --
9. Finding inspiration in the crowd --
10. Reinventing the power of the group --
11. The perilous end of science's barrel --
12. Encouraging risk --
13. Creativity and malevolence --
14. Reinventing freedom --
15. In opening --
16. Just do it.

Every day we hear about some fascinating new discovery. Yet anemic progress toward addressing the greatest risks to humankind -- clean energy, emerging infections, and cancer -- warns us that science may not be meeting its potential. Indeed, there is evidence that advances are slowing. Science is costly and can hurt people; thus it must be pursued with caution. Yet, excessive caution stifles the very thing that

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