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Video Clips

John Kounios: The Neuroscience behind Epiphanies

Examines the neural basis of creative insight.

Types of Problems and Strategies

Contrast well-defined and ill-defined problems and the types of strategies we use to solve them.

Video Games Can Help

James Gee argues that video games teach problem-solving skills better than textbooks.

Insight Learning in a Chimp

Brief clip of a chimp solving a problem with sudden insight.

Audio Clips

Jays and Youngsters Solve Aesop Problem

Researchers challenge birds and children with puzzles like the one in the fable.

The Expert Mind

Phil Ross talks what is needed to achieve expertise in any field.

Science and Creativity

Explores what creative thinking entails and argues that it is essential for scientific inquiry.