TED TALKS: Where good ideas come from

TED TALKS
"Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from"
People usually think of good ideas as things that emanate from a single "Eureka!" moment. In this video Steven Johnson argues that most ideas are the result of a heterogeneous collection of minds sharing their findings (and failings).

Cool ideas from the video
- In his study where Kevin Dunbar sought to find where innovations take place in a scientific lab, Dunbar found most innovations come from weekly meeting where scientists share their results (actually mostly when they showed their mistakes)
-GPS resulted from a random group of scientists talking at lunch and sharing their ideas
- A new idea is a network of neurons in your brain firing in a way they never had before



Also:

Wikipedia's list of common misconceptions. Or, how to blow your mind and spend 10 minutes reading random facts.

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