Origins Of Human Innovation And Creativity
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Author |
: Scott A. Elias |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 141 |
Release |
: 2012-12-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780444538222 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0444538224 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Origins of Human Innovation and Creativity by : Scott A. Elias
Innovation and creativity are two of the key characteristics that distinguish cultural transmission from biological transmission. This book explores a number of questions concerning the nature and timing of the origins of human creativity. What were the driving factors in the development of new technologies? What caused the stasis in stone tool technological innovation in the Early Pleistocene? Were there specific regions and episodes of enhanced technological development, or did it occur at a steady pace where ancestral humans lived? The authors are archaeologists who address these questions, armed with data from ancient artefacts such as shell beads used as jewelry, primitive musical instruments, and sophisticated techniques required to fashion certain kinds of stone into tools. Providing 'state of art' discussions that step back from the usual archaeological publications that focus mainly on individual site discoveries, this book presents the full picture on how and why creativity in Middle to Late Pleistocene archeology/anthropology evolved. - Gives a full, original and multidisciplinary perspective on how and why creativity evolved in the Middle to Late Pleistocene - Enhances our understanding of the big leaps forward in creativity at certain times - Assesses the intellectual creativity of Homo erectus, H. neanderthalensis, and H. sapiens via their artefacts
Author |
: Scott A. Elias |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 142 |
Release |
: 2012-08-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780444538215 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0444538216 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Origins of Human Innovation and Creativity by : Scott A. Elias
Innovation and creativity are two of the key characteristics that distinguish cultural transmission from biological transmission. This book explores a number of questions concerning the nature and timing of the origins of human creativity. What were the driving factors in the development of new technologies? What caused the stasis in stone tool technological innovation in the Early Pleistocene? Were there specific regions and episodes of enhanced technological development, or did it occur at a steady pace where ancestral humans lived? The authors are archaeologists who address these questions, armed with data from ancient artefacts such as shell beads used as jewelry, primitive musical instruments, and sophisticated techniques required to fashion certain kinds of stone into tools. Providing 'state of art' discussions that step back from the usual archaeological publications that focus mainly on individual site discoveries, this book presents the full picture on how and why creativity in Middle to Late Pleistocene archeology/anthropology evolved. Gives a full, original and multidisciplinary perspective on how and why creativity evolved in the Middle to Late Pleistocene Enhances our understanding of the big leaps forward in creativity at certain times Assesses the intellectual creativity of Homo erectus, H. neanderthalensis, and H. sapiens via their artefacts
Author |
: Mark Turner |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 314 |
Release |
: 2014-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199988822 |
ISBN-13 |
: 019998882X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Origin of Ideas by : Mark Turner
Humans are unique among all other species in having one cognitive attribute-the ability, almost without conscious effort, to engage in blending. This is the first book that brings the theory of blending to a wide audience and shows how blending is at the heart of the origin of ideas.
Author |
: Elkhonon Goldberg PhD, ABPP |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2018-01-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190466503 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190466502 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Creativity by : Elkhonon Goldberg PhD, ABPP
What is the nature of human creativity? What are the brain processes behind its mystique? What are the evolutionary roots of creativity? How does culture help shape individual creativity? Creativity: The Human Brain in the Age of Innovation by Elkhonon Goldberg is arguably the first ever book to address these and other questions in a way that is both rigorous and engaging, demystifying human creativity for the general public. The synthesis of neuroscience and the humanities is a unique feature of the book, making it of interest to an unusually broad range of readership. Drawing on a number of cutting-edge discoveries from brain research as well as on his own insights as a neuroscientist and neuropsychologist, Goldberg integrates them with a wide-ranging discussion of history, culture, and evolution to arrive at an original, compelling, and at times provocative understanding of the nature of human creativity. To make his argument, Goldberg discusses the origins of language, the nature of several neurological disorders, animal cognition, virtual reality, and even artificial intelligence. In the process, he takes the reader to different times and places, from antiquity to the future, and from Western Europe to South-East Asia. He makes bold predictions about the future directions of creativity and innovation in society, their multiple biological and cultural roots and expressions, about how they will shape society for generations to come, and even how they will change the ways the human brain develops and ages.
Author |
: Edward O. Wilson |
Publisher |
: Liveright Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 2017-10-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781631493195 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1631493191 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Origins of Creativity by : Edward O. Wilson
“Brimming with ideas. . . . The Origins of Creativity approach[es] creativity scientifically but sensitively, feeling its roots without pulling them out.”—Economist In a stirring exploration of human nature recalling his foundational work Consilience, Edward O. Wilson offers a “luminous” (Kirkus Reviews) reflection on the humanities and their integral relationship to science. Both endeavors, Wilson argues, have their roots in human creativity—the defining trait of our species. By studying fields as diverse as paleontology, evolution, and neurobiology, Wilson demonstrates that creative expression began not 10,000 years ago, as we have long assumed, but more than 100,000 years ago in the Paleolithic Age. A provocative investigation into what it means to be human, The Origins of Creativity reveals how the humanities have played an unexamined role in defining our species. With the eloquence, optimism, and pioneering inquiry we have come to expect from our leading biologist, Wilson proposes a transformational “Third Enlightenment” in which the blending of science and humanities will enable a deeper understanding of our human condition, and how it ultimately originated.
Author |
: David H. Cropley |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 176 |
Release |
: 2019-02-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789811331015 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9811331014 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Homo Problematis Solvendis–Problem-solving Man by : David H. Cropley
This book presents the history of modern human creativity/innovation through examples of solutions to basic human needs that have been developed over time. The title – Homo problematis solvendis – is a play on the scientific classifications of humans (e.g. Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens), and is intended to suggest that a defining characteristic of modern humans is our fundamental ability to solve problems (i.e. problem- solving human = Homo problematis solvendis). The book not only offers new perspectives on the history of technology, but also helps readers connect the popular interest in creativity and innovation (in schools, in businesses) with their psychological underpinnings. It discusses why creativity and innovation are vital to societies, and how these key abilities have made it possible for societies to develop into what they are today.
Author |
: David Eagleman |
Publisher |
: Catapult |
Total Pages |
: 404 |
Release |
: 2017-10-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781936787678 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1936787679 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Runaway Species by : David Eagleman
This enlightening examination of creativity looks “at art and science together to examine how innovations . . . build on what already exists and rely on three brain operations: bending, breaking and blending” (The Wall Street Journal) The Runaway Species is a deep dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and embracing our ability to innovate. David Eagleman and Anthony Brandt seek to answer the question: what lies at the heart of humanity’s ability—and drive—to create? Our ability to remake our world is unique among all living things. But where does our creativity come from, how does it work, and how can we harness it to improve our lives, schools, businesses, and institutions? Eagleman and Brandt examine hundreds of examples of human creativity through dramatic storytelling and stunning images in this beautiful, full–color volume. By drawing out what creative acts have in common and viewing them through the lens of cutting–edge neuroscience, they uncover the essential elements of this critical human ability, and encourage a more creative future for all of us. “The Runaway Species approach[es] creativity scientifically but sensitively, feeling its roots without pulling them out.” —The Economist
Author |
: R. Keith Sawyer |
Publisher |
: OUP USA |
Total Pages |
: 568 |
Release |
: 2012-01-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199737574 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199737576 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Explaining Creativity by : R. Keith Sawyer
Explaining Creativity is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of scientific studies on creativity and innovation. Sawyer discusses not only arts like painting and writing, but also science, stage performance, business innovation, and creativity in everyday life. Sawyer's approach is interdisciplinary. In addition to examining psychological studies on creativity, he draws on anthropologists' research on creativity in non-Western cultures, sociologists' research on the situations, contexts, and networks of creative activity, and cognitive neuroscientists' studies of the brain.
Author |
: Steven Johnson |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 287 |
Release |
: 2010-10-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781101444207 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1101444207 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Where Good Ideas Come From by : Steven Johnson
A fascinating deep dive on innovation from the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Unexpected Life The printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery--these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? What kind of environment breeds them? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How do we generate the breakthrough technologies that push forward our lives, our society, our culture? Steven Johnson's answers are revelatory as he identifies the seven key patterns behind genuine innovation, and traces them across time and disciplines. From Darwin and Freud to the halls of Google and Apple, Johnson investigates the innovation hubs throughout modern time and pulls out the approaches and commonalities that seem to appear at moments of originality.
Author |
: Catherine J. Frieman |
Publisher |
: Manchester University Press |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2021-02-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781526132673 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1526132672 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis An archaeology of innovation by : Catherine J. Frieman
An archaeology of innovation is the first monograph-length investigation of innovation and the innovation process from an archaeological perspective. It interrogates the idea of innovation that permeates our popular media and our political and scientific discourse, setting this against the long-term perspective that only archaeology can offer. Case studies span the entire breadth of human history, from our earliest hominin ancestors to the contemporary world. The book argues that the present narrow focus on pushing the adoption of technical innovations ignores the complex interplay of social, technological and environmental systems that underlies truly innovative societies; the inherent connections between new technologies, technologists and social structure that give them meaning and make them valuable; and the significance and value of conservative social practices that lead to the frequent rejection of innovations.