Unwritten rules of the motorway

Some interesting differences between the way that we drive in the UK and the States with philosophising about what it might mean. 'In general, says psychologist Professor Steve Stradling, "roads are one of the most democratic forums in which public life is acted out."' Which made me wonder what exactly Parliament was for. Then I realised - it's for making sure more roads are built so that we can continue our 'democratic' processes.

[From BBC News]

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The science of creativity


As Pablo Picasso once pointed out, all children are creative; the challenge is to remain creative into adulthood.

Unfortunately public education systems around the world seem designed to crush creativity in favour of rote learning and test passing. As the years pass a fear of being wrong takes over from our natural creative tendencies.

Unlike mathematics, languages or the humanities, we are rarely taught about creativity, despite its importance to our lives. Yet the information is out there, waiting to be used.

If you would like to be more creative at work and at home—and that has to be most of us—the insights in this ebook will be useful.

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Published: 18 August 2004

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