July 27th, 2010%
The daunting stare of the blank page.
We’ve all been there: trying to come up with a great idea, or write a beautiful passage, or finish a project. And it seems that our brains cough up nothing but hot, dry air.
The good folks at BBC put together a nice look at how . . . → Read More: How great artists fought creative block
February 20th, 2010%
In the Wall Street Journal, Johah Lehrer explores the connections between youth and creativity in the sciences.
For one, he notes the demographic shift toward older scientists:
In 1980, the largest share of grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) went to scientists in their late 30s. By 2006 the curve had been . . . → Read More: Fleeting Youth, Fading Creativity in Science