Why does our society hate children?
There are some situations where it is necessary to take a child into the public eye. One that's on my mind right now (because we're traveling quite soon) is plane rides. I have seen the most egregious...
View ArticleThe List: Who Will Be Remembered 100 Years from Now?
Who will be remembered in 100 years? I offer my own take on which current legends will be immortal and whose works may fade with time.
View ArticleWhy is Bath and Body Works so nice to my wife?
Why is Bath and Body Works so nice to my wife? The easy returns, the heavy duty coupons.... Do they just love her, or could the answer be found in Robert Cialdini's Influence?
View ArticleThat's DR. Blossom to you: A New Child Star Stereotype
Danica McKellar earned her B.S. in Mathematics from UCLA, has written several books promoting math for children, and has an Erdos Number of 4. Best known for The Wonder Years, she remains an actress...
View ArticleCreativity in a Coronavirus World
Could a boost in everyday creativity be a small silver lining that comes from the coronavirus crisis?
View ArticleWhen the Creativity Researcher Goes Back to Being Creative
For half of me, this is a dream come true. I’m revisiting my musical and reworking the script with my director Valeria and rewriting some songs with my composer Michael. The other half of me is feeling...
View ArticleFrom Creative Writing to Studying Creativity
I ended up applying my passion in creativity to the psychological realm, where I would like to think I have had a larger impact than if I were still working on my stories and plays.
View ArticlePeter Pan and Growing Up
If we believe in fairies, Tinkerbell lives. If we believe in an education system that keeps creativity alive, can Wendy, Tootles, and the rest hold onto some of their spark?
View ArticleThe Danger of (Some) Creativity Advocates
There is a place for revolutionaries. Sometimes it's okay for people to get upset. But can we upset people in a more scientific way?
View ArticleWhy Couldn't Jean Valjean Have Been More Creative?
With a little creativity, Valjean could have helped a lot more people and made his life a lot easier.
View ArticleWhen it's good to leave money on the table
Leaving "money on the table" is bad for businesses. But not knowing the difference between "money on the table" and "needed incentives" is even worse.
View ArticleEntering IMDb into Evidence? From CSI to being CSI'ed
An IMDb page can be many things - a source of information, promotion, entertainment, or amusement. But rarely have I seen an IMDb page that seems like a harbinger of bad things to come.
View ArticleSecret Confessions of an Academic Psychologist
People make some basic assumptions about the basic ability of an academic psychologist to function in society (and even have a certain modicum of smarts). I am the outlier.
View ArticleToo much novelty, not enough appropriateness
Creativity is usually thought to be both new and appropriate to the task. When creativity has too much new and not enough appropriate, some glorious blunders can happen. Take the story of Hacienda, a...
View ArticleA Must Read: The Invisible Gorilla
To see the invisible gorilla: A review of Chabris and Simons' The Invisible Gorilla, my first must-read psychology book in years.
View ArticleRevisiting loud children in public places
A while back, I wrote a blog called (a bit dramatically), Why does our society hate children? Unlike most of other blogs, which are about creativity, this one kind of "took off" (in the "a lot of...
View ArticleArmando Galarraga: Not Perfect, But Divine
If you aren't a baseball fan, then this column probably won't be terribly interesting. But I will tell you (at the end, after you click through) a magnificent video of Alan Moore's The Watchmen done as...
View ArticleThe Man Who Taught Me How to Teach
My favorite professor from graduate school taught me how to be a professor. His name was William Kessen, and I had the good fortune of taking one of his very last classes. Taking his class on teaching...
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