"Just because an idea is true doesn't mean it can be proved. And just because an idea can be proved doesn't mean it's true."
- Jonah Lehrer
"How do we regulate our emotions? The answer is surprisingly simple: by thinking about them. The prefrontal cortex allows each of us to contemplate his or her own mind, a talent psychologists call meta..."
"A few years ago, Tor Wager, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, wanted to figure out why placebos were so effective. His experiment was brutally straightforward: he gave college students electric..."
"Every creative story is different. And every creative story is the same. There was nothing. Now there is something. It's almost like magic."
"Even when alternative views are clearly wrong, being exposed to them still expands our creative potential. In a way, the power of dissent is the power of surprise. After hearing someone shout out an e..."
"The fatal misconception behind brainstorming is that there is a particular script we should all follow in group interactions.... [W]hen the composition of the group is right—enough people with differe..."
"We see them most when we are o nnthe outside looking in"
"Money chases good ideas"
"Every creative journey begins with a problem. It starts with a feeling of frustration, the dull ache of not being able to find the answer. We have worked hard, but we've hit the wall. We have no idea ..."
"...the imagination is unleashed by constraints. You break out of the box by stepping into shackles."