The creativity crisis : reinventing science to unleash possibility /

Ness, Roberta B.

The creativity crisis : reinventing science to unleash possibility / Roberta Ness. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2015. - 287 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-269) and index.

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.

9780199375387 (hbk.) 0199375380 (hbk.)

2014018846


Creative ability in science.
Science--Study and teaching.
Creative thinking--Study and teaching.
Inventions.
Technological innovations.

Q172.5.C74 / N47 2015