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Category: Society

  • The Mystery of Creativity: Do We Really Own Our Ideas?
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    The Mystery of Creativity: Do We Really Own Our Ideas?

    The moment arrives without warning. A sudden flash of insight while walking the dog, a tune that takes shape in the morning shower, or a solution to a frustrating problem that appears just as you’re drifting off to sleep… In these moments, many people share an uncanny feeling: the idea seems less like something they…

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  • Happy Accidents: 4 Innovations Made Successful by Misuse
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    Happy Accidents: 4 Innovations Made Successful by Misuse

    After moving into her new apartment, Amy discovered that almost nothing worked out as intended. Her stepladder became a bookshelf, her coffee table served as a footrest, and her dining chairs doubled as, certainly not intentionally, clothing racks. As she unpacked boxes wrapped in protective Bubble Wrap, mindlessly but unstoppably popping the air pockets, Amy…

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  • Do More Choices Actually Make Us Less Free?
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    Do More Choices Actually Make Us Less Free?

    In 1975, the average American supermarket carried around 9,000 products. By 2008, that number had swelled to nearly 47,000, according to the Food Marketing Institute’s annual survey. Walk into a grocery store today, and you’ll face an entire wall of cereal options—organic, gluten-free, low-sugar, protein-enhanced… And you may be able to find 15 varieties of toothpaste…

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