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The Power of a Shower

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on August 22, 2013

When was the last time you had some sort of “aha moment” revelation…in the shower? I had one just this morning and I’ll bet you have them pretty often too. So why does that epiphany happen so often in the shower?

When was the last time you had some sort of “aha moment” revelation…in the shower? I had one just this morning and I’ll bet you have them pretty often too. So why does that epiphany happen so often in the shower?

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There's More to a Dragon Fly Than Just Good Looks

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on July 30, 2013

I have always assumed that insects had pretty short life spans. Not so the young dragon fly. In the larval stage, as nymphs, they can live for years under water. When they finally emerge as fully grown adults, they live just a few months before dying. But, believe it or not, there's a lot to learn from them.

I have always assumed that insects had pretty short life spans. Not so the young dragon fly. In the larval stage, as nymphs, they can live for years under water. When they finally emerge as fully grown adults, they live just a few months before dying. But, believe it or not, there's a lot to learn from them.

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Weather Experts Take Heat—But Some Have Cool Ideas

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on July 6, 2013

We often take weather experts for granted, when we're not complaining that they "got it wrong." But if we look closer at their worlds, we might discover they have more to offer about how to deal with some of life's challenges...even though it might not seem so.

We often take weather experts for granted, when we're not complaining that they "got it wrong." But if we look closer at their worlds, we might discover they have more to offer about how to deal with some of life's challenges...even though it might not seem so.

Creativity
When Complaining Is a Good Thing

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on May 21, 2013

Usually, I argue for not complaining too much -- who wants to be around someone who whines? But when it comes to creativity, sometimes being irritated and talking about it can lead to some great inventions.

Usually, I argue for not complaining too much -- who wants to be around someone who whines? But when it comes to creativity, sometimes being irritated and talking about it can lead to some great inventions.

Creativity
Caffeine Pizza With Medical Benefits.. Huh?

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on April 30, 2013

If you want shake yourself up a little and try to spark your creative thinking, invite a foreigner or child who’s just learning to read to ride along on a highway for an afternoon. You’ll see signs in a whole new way and shake up your brain in the process.


If you want shake yourself up a little and try to spark your creative thinking, invite a foreigner or child who’s just learning to read to ride along on a highway for an afternoon. You’ll see signs in a whole new way and shake up your brain in the process.


Creativity
You may be a starfish and not even know it

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on March 24, 2013

What do you remember learning about starfish? In school, I recall hearing that they can regenerate a limb if they lose it. Well that’s just the start to what these remarkable creatures can do. But more than that, what we can learn from them is even more intriguing.

What do you remember learning about starfish? In school, I recall hearing that they can regenerate a limb if they lose it. Well that’s just the start to what these remarkable creatures can do. But more than that, what we can learn from them is even more intriguing.

Anger
Know Why Chameleons Change Color? Think Again.

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on December 13, 2012

Chameleons change color, that's a given. But what if you learned they change color for different types of reasons? That sometimes they change so fast humans can't see it? Or that maybe the change is not for the reason many people thought they knew? If we understand why they change, maybe we can use the lessons in our own lives.

Chameleons change color, that's a given. But what if you learned they change color for different types of reasons? That sometimes they change so fast humans can't see it? Or that maybe the change is not for the reason many people thought they knew? If we understand why they change, maybe we can use the lessons in our own lives.

Creativity
Go With the Flow... Or Fight It?

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on October 25, 2012

What can traffic teach about flow? In the chaos of Hanoi's streets, a lesson about what it might take to boost creativity.

What can traffic teach about flow? In the chaos of Hanoi's streets, a lesson about what it might take to boost creativity.

Cognition
English as a Creative Adventure

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on April 26, 2012

If you think of email as "computers massaging each other," what other novel ideas might come from language slip ups?

If you think of email as "computers massaging each other," what other novel ideas might come from language slip ups?

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