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Life finds a way : what evolution teaches us about creativity / Andreas Wagner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: v, 312 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781541645332
  • 1541645332
Subject(s):
Contents:
The cartography of evolution -- The molecular revolution -- On the importance of going through hell -- Teleportation in genetic landscapes -- Of diamonds and snowflakes -- Creative machines -- Darwin in the mind -- Not all those who wander are lost -- From children to civilizations -- Epilogue: more than metaphors.
Summary: "How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and science."
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 576.801 W132 Available 33111009675287
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How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and science
In Life Finds a Way , biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb to perfection--instead, "progress" is typically marked by a sequence of peaks, plateaus, and pitfalls. For instance, in Picasso's forty-some iterations of Guernica , we see the same combination of small steps, incessant reshuffling, and large, almost reckless, leaps that characterize the way evolution transformed a dinosaur's grasping claw into a condor's soaring wing. By understanding these principles, we can also better realize our own creative potential to find new solutions to adversity.
Ultimately, Life Finds a Way offers a new framework for the nature of creativity, enabling us to better adapt, grow, and change in art, business, or science--that is, in life.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-293) and index.

The cartography of evolution -- The molecular revolution -- On the importance of going through hell -- Teleportation in genetic landscapes -- Of diamonds and snowflakes -- Creative machines -- Darwin in the mind -- Not all those who wander are lost -- From children to civilizations -- Epilogue: more than metaphors.

"How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and science."

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