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6 Agosto, 2008

creativity and unpredictability

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  1. ccz's avatar
    6 Agosto, 2008 16:20

    Precioso este trecho:
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    “It follows that constraints, far from being opposed to creativity, make creativity possible. To throw away all constraints would be to destroy the capacity for creative thinking. Random processes alone can produce only first-time curiosities, not radical surprises (although randomness may contribute to creativity,… “

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  2. ccz's avatar
    6 Agosto, 2008 16:55

    Este trecho:
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    “This is so even if there are no absolutely random events going on in our brains. Chaos theory has taught us that fully deterministic systems can be, in practice, unpredictable. Our inescapable ignorance of the initial conditions means that we cannot forecast the weather, except in highly general (and short-term) ways. The inner dynamics of the mind are more complex than those of the weather, and the initial conditions–each person’s individual experiences, values, and beliefs–are even more varied. Small wonder, then, if we cannot fully foresee the clouds of creativity in people’s minds.”
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    Remete-me para o artigo da página 20/44 “No dice” aqui:
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    http://www.scribd.com/doc/4218132/NewScientist20080322

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