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Chris Harrow

Why great ideas come when you aren't trying : Nature News & Comment - 3 views

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creativity mind neuroscience wandering

shared by Chris Harrow on 26 May 12 - No Cached
  • A study now suggests that simply taking a break does not bring on inspiration — rather, creativity is fostered by tasks that allow the mind to wander.
  • From an evolutionary perspective, mind-wandering seems totally counterproductive and has been viewed as dysfunctional because it compromises people’s performance in physical activities. However, Baird’s work shows that allowing the brain to enter this state when it is considering complex problems can have real benefits. Zoning out may have aided humans when survival depended on creative solutions.
  • Chris Harrow on 26 May 12
     
    Some evidence that 100% "time on task" might actually be counterproductive if you want to develop creativity.
  • Ted Sadtler on 27 May 12
     
    Thanks Chris. I'm currently reading Jonah Lehrer's "Imagine: How Creativity Works." lots of tie-ins with this research (Kounios is one of his main sources). I wonder if we can build such mind- wandering into our classes...do physics labs allow for "deliberate zoning out time"? Probably not.
Chris Harrow

The 11 Ways That Consumers Are Hopeless at Math - Derek Thompson - The Atlantic - 2 views

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psychology shopping consumers application

shared by Chris Harrow on 21 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • The flip-side is that bargains literally make us feel good about ourselves. Even the most useless junk in the world is appealing if the price feels like a steal.
  • Chris Harrow on 21 Aug 12
     
    Some interesting consumer math points that apply to us all -- teachers, students, and broader community.  How can we help our students (and our own minds!) grasp these points?
Chris Harrow

BETWEEN THE FOLDS | Origami and Paper Art | Independent Lens | PBS - 0 views

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origami pbs paper

shared by Chris Harrow on 29 Aug 12 - Cached
  • Origami may seem an unlikely medium for understanding and explaining the world. But around the globe, several fine artists and theoretical scientists are abandoning more conventional career paths to forge lives as modern-day paper folders. Through origami, these offbeat and provocative minds are reshaping ideas of creativity and revealing the relationship between art and science.
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