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Autore: |
Ness Roberta B.
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Titolo: |
The creativity crisis : reinventing science to unleash possibility / / Roberta Ness
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Pubblicazione: | Oxford, England ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
©2015 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
Disciplina: | 338.973/06 |
Soggetto topico: | Creative ability in science |
Science - Study and teaching | |
Creative thinking - Study and teaching | |
Inventions | |
Technological innovations | |
Classificazione: | PSY031000 |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | ""10 Reinventing the Power of the Group""""Part IV Is Caution About Averting Threat?""; ""11 The Perilous End of Science�s Barrel""; ""12 Encouraging Risk""; ""13 Creativity and Malevolence""; ""14 Reinventing Freedom""; ""Part V Equipoise""; ""15 In Opening""; ""16 Just Do It""; ""Afterword""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
Sommario/riassunto: | Every day we hear about some fascinating new discovery. Yet anemic progress toward addressing the greatest risks to humankind -- clean energy, emerging infections, and cancer -- warns us that science may not be meeting its potential. Indeed, there is evidence that advances are slowing. Science is costly and can hurt people; thus it must be pursued with caution. Yet, excessive caution stifles the very thing that powers inventiveness: creation. In her boldest book yet, Roberta Ness argues that the system of funding agencies, universities, and industries designed to promote innovation has come to |
Titolo autorizzato: | The creativity crisis ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-19-937540-2 |
0-19-937539-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910817400403321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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