Why is there Anti-Intellectualism? »

I saw this article on Digg by Steven Dutch, a science professor at the University of Wisconsin.  It challenges the idea that humans are inately curious and creative.  He says: Most of what passes for “creativity” in children is actually ultra-linear thinking. It seems creative only because it’s incongruous, and it’s incongruous because it’s so [...]

Fake bus stop keeps Alzheimer’s patients from wandering off »

I saw this on Fark today.   Sounds like a strange solution, but it’s proving to be simple and effective: Is there a word for creative solutions like this?