Made in America: 10 historic innovations that changed our world
Innovation is at the heart of the American economy. Since the earliest colonial times, new ideas and fresh ways of
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CREATIVITY
Can Another Cup of Coffee Improve Your Writing?
[shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”15025196″] All writing is creative. And the written word lasts a long time—so it pays to improve and
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The Secrets of Storytelling
What’s the story with storytelling? Suddenly everyone’s talking about storytelling, as though it were the answer to all our problems.
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La Belle Époque (“The Beautiful Era”)
La Belle Époque (“Beautiful Era”) was a period stretching from 1871 to the beginning of World War I in 1914.
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Creativity: Nobody Tells This to Beginners
Are some people just born to be more creative than others? Public radio personality Ira Glass, who hosts and produces
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5 Steps to Rethinking Success
When failure strikes, our defenses go up, and all we think about is saving face. Yet these natural reactions prevent
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5 Fun-Packed Science Demos
Many countries see their future competitiveness as being dependent on knowledge. A scientifically literate population is central to knowledge-based innovation.
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5 Lessons in Creativity
“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” – Pablo Picasso. Creativity is
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Does Alcohol Improve Writing?
There’s an old myth that writing and alcohol complement each other to achieve a state of transcendence. As American novelist
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The Changing Face of Blogging
Anyone witnessing the meteoric rise of Facebook to 1.3B active monthly users might be forgiven for thinking blogging is dead.
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