I just returned from a fascinating event at Notre Dame Law School, the Creativity and the Law Symposium. Organized by Professor Mark McKenna, the symposium consisted of 14 presentations, most of them by intellectual property (IP) lawyers who are looking to psychological science to learn how IP law can best foster creativity and innovation. The… Read More Creativity and the Law
On September 23, the National Academies published a depressing report; a follow up to their 2005 report Rising Above the Gathering Storm, called Rapidly Approaching Category 5.* For those of you who don’t live in the Southeastern part of the U.S., “Category 5” means the strongest, most dangerous type of hurricane. The 2005 report argued… Read More America at Risk
A new study* shows that happier people spend more time in deep, substantial conversations. The researchers asked 79 undergraduates to wear a specially designed digital audio recorder. Every 12 1/2 minutes, the recorder turned itself on and recorded exactly 30 seconds of audio. Each person wore the recorder for four days, resulting in a mountain… Read More Happy People Have Have Better Conversations
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