The Runaway Species: How human creativity remakes the world by David Eagleman (PDF)

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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

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Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐The analysis and effects of our creativity are explored. This exploration is a very shallow discussion telling anecdotes well known about famous and not-so-famous inventors. Comparing this book to Sum or Incognito, one would expect more. There is very little reference material included primarily because the stories of innovation and creativity are so well known.

⭐WHO IT’S FOR: Scientists, writers, inventors, artists, musicians, and eternally curious folks who could use an extra shot of creativityWHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT: How do exceptionally creative people — like Leonardo da Vinci, Bach, Chopin, Einstein, Edison, Picasso, Steve Jobs — come up with and execute their ideas? What makes the book special are vignettes of the other 200+ artists, scientists, composers and engineers you *haven’t* heard of yet, and all the cool ideas they’ve come up with as they “bend, break and blend” old ideas to create new ones. The book’s fluid writing style and 200 illustrations make for fun, fast reading.Some essential new concepts I learned:• “Skeuomorphs” are “features that imitate the design of what has come before.” Nothing is 100% new.• Every emerging billion-dollar industry is already 10 yrs old• To come up with great ideas, embrace error so you can proliferate lots of options• The 20% Rule: the brain seems to prefer visual stimulus of 20% complexity• The greatest creators (eg Picasso, Edison) were just insanely prolific. The more stuff you make, the more likely that some of it will be great.• Let young minds embrace the arts: “This is because the arts, due to their overtness, are the most accessible way to teach the basic tools of innovation.”WHAT IT’S NOT: Although it can teach you much about the process of innovation, this book’s not a creativity how-to book per se. For that, I recommend Edward de Bono’s classic

⭐.WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT: The dozens of fascinating stories of perseverance, ingenuity, and breakthrough – e.g. self-healing concrete, carbon-fiber violins, or James Dyson’s 5,127 vacuum prototypes (!) – demystify innovation, humanize it, and just might catalyze a world-changing story of your own.– Ali Binazir, M.D., M.Phil, Happiness Engineer, TEDx presenter of “Awaken Creative Genius” and author of

⭐I realized as I read this book, my understanding of how our human brain works has been very basic. I have read other works by Eagleman and other Authors on the subject of the “BRAIN” .What becomes apparent and not surprising, while man’s brain is light years ahead of the other creatures that have roamed this planet, we have yet become much more civilized. As these authors have insinuated humans have yet learned to get along with each other much less make any serious attempts at coming to an agreement about anything!The reality is we all evolved from the same creatures guided by the same deity!

⭐This spring the Alabama School of Math and Science decided we were going to have a book for our entire community to read and discuss in the new school year. This is the book we chose.We are very excited with our choice! Eagleman and Brandt have written a book about creativity which is accessible to adults and teens. It is inspiring, positive and makes you think. We will be using it in the classroom and boardroom. There is something for everyone here to chew on. Their approach to creativity means the playing field is level and open to everyone. And what more could educators want than to have teens believe that the impossible is possible, there are no wrong turns and one should always look at a problem from a myriad of angles. I’m telling you this book is a great place to start a thousand conversations starting with two little words…”What if…”I will also let you know that the customer rep from the publisher (catapult) has been absolutely amazing!

⭐Thanks for sending me this book! There was absolutely nothing wrong with it, it came in mint condition and in good time.I ordered this book because it’s the common reading for my university and I wanted to read it so I could relate to the incoming freshman since I’m working Freshman Preview Week. I have no complaints about this, but the book DOES say it’s an advanced copy which might’ve been good to state in the item description. (Sometimes advanced copies haven’t been proofread ) I’m excited to get to reading!

⭐I’m a big David Eagleman fan. And this book is a big disappointment. From the guy behind the book and PBS series “The Brain,” I expected so much more. There is virtually nothing about the workings of the brain or neuroscience in this book. Instead it talks in general terms about creativity, and gives way, way too many examples of creativity throughout history. In fact, that’s all this book is. It feels like David Eagleman Lite, like something I’d expect from Malcolm Gladwell. I was curious, so I looked into the publisher, Catapult. It’s a fairly new publishing house, founded by Elizabeth Koch, daughter of one of the Koch brothers. They have few titles so far, but seem to specialize, as their website says, in books that “will catapult you from zero to savvy on topics that shape your business, your career, your life, and your future.” So it didn’t surprise me to see that they also have a motivational speakers bureau. David Eagleman is better than this. (Note: Kitty Hawk is the place where the Wright brothers flew, not the name of their plane.) Maybe he and his collaborator Anthony Brandt couldn’t get another publisher to accept the manuscript. Maybe Catapult asked them to take out all that head-scratching science stuff. But I speculate. This I know, however — this book does not come close to what I’ve come to expect from Eagleman. Let’s hope his next one is more substantive.

⭐I am using this book as a starting point for my research dissertation. The book is wonderfully written and very inspirational

⭐Very interesting

⭐You have to read it!

⭐great read

⭐Good interest read.

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