Creativity Research Audio Journal (CRAJ)
Episodes
Ep.158. Everyday Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Everyday Creativity: A Systematic Literature Review" by Ana Luisa Ilha Villanova and Miguel Pina e CunhaSummaryThis article from the Journ...
Ep.157. Augmented Creativity: Bridging the real and virtual worlds to enhance creative play
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Augmented Creativity: Bridging the real and virtual worlds to enhance creative play" by Fabio Zünd, Mattia Ryffel, Stéphane Magnenat, Ale...
Ep.156. Beauty in the Eye of Expert and Nonexpert Beholders: A Study in the Appraisal of Art
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Beauty in the Eye of Expert and Nonexpert Beholders: A Study in the Appraisal of Art" by Paul Hekkert and Piet C. W. Van WieringenSummaryTh...
Ep.155. The Influence of Art Expertise and Training on Emotion and Preference Ratings for Representational and Abstract Artworks
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Influence of Art Expertise and Training on Emotion and Preference Ratings for Representational and Abstract Artworks" by Jorien van Paasschen, Fr...
Ep. 154. Who Cares About Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation, and Why? A Review
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Who Cares About Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation, and Why? A Review" by Marie J. C. Forgeard and James C. KaufmanSummaryThis researc...
Ep.153. Creative Synthesis- Exploring the process of extraordinary group creativity
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creative Synthesis- Exploring the process of extraordinary group creativity" by Sarah HarveySummaryThis academic article proposes a dialectical mode...
Ep.152. Leadership of Creativity: Entity-Based, Relational, and Complexity Perspectives
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Leadership of Creativity: Entity-Based, Relational, and Complexity Perspectives" by Russ MarionSummaryThis academic chapter, "Leadership of Creativit...
Ep.151. Collective Creativity and Innovation: An Interdisciplinary Review, Integration, and Research Agenda
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Collective Creativity and Innovation: An Interdisciplinary Review, Integration,and Research Agenda" by Oguz A. Acar, Aybars Tuncdogan, Daan...
Ep.150. Beyond the Surface: Exploring the Relationship between Value Diversity and Team Creativity
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Beyond the Surface: Exploring the Relationship between Value Diversity and Team Creativity" by Melrona Kirrane, Matthias Kramer & Hermann Lassleb...
Ep.149. Collaborative Creativity—Group Creativity and Team Innovation
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Collaborative Creativity—Group Creativity and Team Innovation" by Paul B. Paulus, Mary Dzindolet, and Nicholas W. KohnSummaryThis comprehensive han...
Ep.148. The Crowdless Future? Generative AI and Creative Problem-Solving
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Crowdless Future? Generative AI and Creative Problem-Solving" by Léonard Boussioux, Jacqueline N. Lane, Miaomiao Zhang, Vladimir Jacimovic, Kari...
Ep.147. Human-AI Co-Creativity: Exploring Synergies Across Levels of Creative Collaboration
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Human-AI Co-Creativity: Exploring Synergies Across Levels of Creative Collaboration" by Jennifer Haase and Sebastian PokuttaSummaryThis sou...
Ep.146. Perspectives on the Social Psychology of Creativity
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Perspectives on the Social Psychology of Creativity" by Teresa M. Amabile and Julianna PillemerSummaryThis document, "Perspectives on the Social Psyc...
Ep.145. A Creative Personality Scale for the Adjective Check List
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"A Creative Personality Scale for the Adjective Check List" by Harrison G. GoughSummaryThis research introduces a new 30-item Creative Personality Sc...
Ep.144. Testing Creativity and Personality to Explore Creative Potentials in the Science Classroom
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Testing Creativity and Personality to Explore Creative Potentials in the Science Classroom" by Tamara Roth, Cathérine Conradty & Franz...
Ep.143. Direct Preference Optimization: Your Language Model is Secretly a Reward Model
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Direct Preference Optimization: Your Language Model is Secretly a Reward Model" by Rafael Rafailov, Archit Sharma, Eric Mitchell, Stefano E...
Ep.142. Creative Preference Optimization
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creative Preference Optimization" by Mete Ismayilzada, Antonio Laverghetta Jr., Simone A. Luchini, Reet Patel, Antoine Bosselut, Lonneke va...
Ep.141. Creative potential in educational settings: its nature, measure, and nurture
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creative potential in educational settings: its nature, measure, and nurture" by Baptiste Barbot, Maud Besançon & Todd LubartSummaryTh...
Ep.140. EEG alpha power and creative ideation
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"EEG alpha power and creative ideation"by Andreas Fink, Mathias BenedekSummaryThis document is an academic review article published in the j...
Ep.139. Mind full of ideas: A meta-analysis of the mindfulness–creativity link
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
by Izabela Lebuda, Darya L. Zabelina, Maciej KarwowskiSummaryThis document is a meta-analysis published in the journal "Personality and Individua...
Ep.138. Emotional Responses to Visual Art and Commercial Stimuli: Implications for Creativity and Aesthetics
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Emotional Responses to Visual Art and Commercial Stimuli: Implications for Creativity and Aesthetics" by Mei-Chun Cheung, Derry Law, Joanne...
Ep.137. Translating Emotions from EEG to Visual Arts
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
by Piera Riccio, Francesco Galati , Maria A. Zuluaga , Juan Carlos De Martin, and Stefano NicheleSummaryThis academic paper introduces a novel system ...
Ep.136. The Creative Brain: Investigation of Brain Activity During Creative Problem Solving by Means of EEG and fMRI
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Creative Brain: Investigation of Brain Activity During Creative Problem Solving by Means of EEG and fMRI" by Andreas Fink, Roland H. Gr...
Ep.135. Understanding individual problem-solving style
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Understanding individual problem-solving style: A key to learning and applying creative problem solving" by Donald J. Treffinger, Edwin C. ...
Ep.134. Creative problem solving: past, present and future
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creative problem solving: past, present and future" by Gerard Puccio and John CabraSummaryThis text explores the historical development and...
Ep.133. What Is Design Thinking and Why Is It Important?
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"What Is Design Thinking and Why Is It Important?" by Rim Razzouk and Valerie ShuteSummaryThis academic paper defines design thinking as a...
Ep.132. Book: Creativity and The Wandering Mind
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity and The Wandering Mind: Spontaneous and Controlled Cognition" edited by David D. Preiss, Diego Cosmelli, and James C. KaufmanSum...
Ep.131. Art looks different – Semantic and syntactic processing of paintings and associated neurophysiological brain responses
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Art looks different – Semantic and syntactic processing of paintings and associated neurophysiological brain responses" by Patrick S. Mar...
Ep.130. A framework for neurophysiological experiments on flow states
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"A framework for neurophysiological experiments on flow states" by Oliver Durcan , Peter Holland & Joydeep BhattacharyaSummaryThis acade...
Ep.129. Book: Absolute Essentials of Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Absolute Essentials of Creative Thinking and Problem Solving" by Tony ProctorSummaryThis concise textbook, "Absolute Essentials of Cre...
Ep.128. Are Remote Associations the Measure of a Creative Mind?
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Assessing Associative Distance Among Ideas Elicited by Tests of Divergent Thinking" by Selcuk Acar & Mark A. RuncoSummaryThis academic ...
Ep.127. How Do We Measure the Seeds of Creative Potential?
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creative Potential and its Measurement" by Todd Lubart; Franck ZenasniSummaryThis source delves into the concept of creative potential an...
Ep.126. Mind Wandering and Mindfulness, Are They Opposites or Collaborators?
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Exploring the Link Between Mind Wandering, Mindfulness, and Creativity: A Multidimensional Approach" by Sergio Agnoli, Manila Vanucci, Clau...
Ep.125. What Are the Benefits of Mind Wandering to Creativity?
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"What Are the Benefits of Mind Wandering to Creativity?" by Samuel Murray, Nathan Liang, Nicholaus Brosowsky, and Paul SeliSummaryThis journ...
Ep.124. Does Meditation Boost Creativity?
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Concentrative Meditation Influences Creativity by Increasing Cognitive Flexibility" by Barbara C. N. Müller, Anastasija Gerasimova, and Simone M. Ri...
Ep.123. Can We Control Our Wandering Minds, and Should We?
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Science of Mind Wandering: Empirically Navigating the Stream of Consciousness" by Jonathan Smallwood and Jonathan W. SchoolerSummaryThis document...
Ep.122. Beyond Balance: Is Closeness the Overlooked Secret to Pleasing Composition?
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Symmetry and Balance as Factors of Aesthetic Appreciation: Ethel Puffer’s (1903) “Studies in Symmetry” Revised" by Ronald Hübner and Katja Thö...
Ep.121. Originality or Practicality: Is Creativity a Trade-off?
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"As Useful as a Bicycle to a Fish: Exploration versus Constraint in Creativity" by Lorna McKnight , Thomas C. Ormerod, Corina SasSummaryThis...
Ep.120. Who is the Better Judge of Your Abilities: Yourself or Your Peers?
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The self-other knowledge asymmetry in cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence, and creativity" by Aljoscha C. Neubauer, Anna Pribil, Alexandra...
Ep.119. Are the 'Big Five' Secrets to Feeling Creative Held by Gender?
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Big Five Personality Traits as the Predictors of Creative Self-Efficacy and Creative Personal Identity: Does Gender Matter?" by Maciej Karw...
Ep.118. Does Creative Learning Begin with Uncertainty?
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Uncertainty: A Necessary Condition for Creative Learning" by Ronald A. BeghettoSummaryThis document explores how uncertainty is essential ...
Ep.117. Is Creativity a Trainable Daydream?
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"What Types of Daydreaming Predict Creativity: Laboratory and Experience Sampling Evidence" by CM Zedelius, J Protzko, JM Broadway, JW Sc...
Ep.116. Can Different Daydreams Unlock Different Creative Paths?
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Richness of Inner Experience: Relating Styles of Daydreaming to Creative Processes" by Claire M. Zedelius and Jonathan W. SchoolerSumma...
Ep.115. More Word Associations, More Creativity?
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Revisiting Mednick’s (1962) Theory of Creativity with a Composite Measure of Creativity: The Effect of Stimulus Type on Word Association Produ...
Ep.114. Associative Theory of Mednick (1962)
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Associative Basis of The Creative Process" by Sarnoff A. MednickSummaryThis academic paper proposes an associative interpretation of creative th...
Ep.113. Is Creativity Memory Structure or Effective Access?
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Revisiting Mednick’s Model on Creativity-Related Differences in Associative Hierarchies. Evidence for a Common Path to Uncommon Thought" ...
Ep.112. How Creative the Current AIs are?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The current state of artificial intelligence generative language models is more creative than humans on divergent thinking tasks" by Kent F...
Ep.111. Can peering into your brain networks predict just how creative you are?
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Network neuroscience of creative cognition: mapping cognitive mechanisms and individual differences in the creative brain" by Roger E Beaty...
Ep.110. Is Creativity Always in the Eye of the Beholder, or Universally Recognisable?
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Elements of a Universal Aesthetic of Creativity" by David Cropley and Arthur CropleySummaryThis source explores the complex idea of a univ...
Ep.109. What Does the Structure of Intellect Reveal About Our Abilities?
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Structure of Intellect" by J. P. Guilford (1956)SummaryThis psychological paper by J. P. Guilford explores the complex nature of human ...
Ep.108. Is Executive Control the Hidden Link Between Intelligence and the Creative Spark?
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Intelligence, creativity, and cognitive control: The common and differential involvement of executive functions in intelligence and creativity&q...
Ep.107. Can Stepping Away Spark Brilliance?
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity—the unconscious foundations of the incubation period" by Simone M. Ritter and Ap DijksterhuisSummaryThis scientific article, t...
Ep.106. Does the Traditional Model of Creative Process Miss a Crucial Step?
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Wallas’ Four-Stage Model of the Creative Process: More Than Meets the Eye?" by Eugene Sadler-SmithSummaryThis academic article delves int...
Ep.105. Do Our Eyes Stare into Space or Actively Assist Our Inner Thoughts?
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Looking for ideas: Eye behavior during goal-directed internally focused cognition" by Sonja Walcher, Christof Körner, Mathias BenedekSummaryThis res...
Ep.104. Does Pressure Fuel or Foil Innovation?
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity Under the Gun" by Teresa M. Amabile, Constance N. Hadley, and Steven J. KramerSummaryThis Harvard Business Review article, "Creativity Und...
Ep.103. Could Abstraction Hold the Key to Deeper Creative Insights?
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Four Mental Operations in Creative Cognition: The Importance of Abstraction" by Hans WellingSummaryThis academic paper, titled "Four Mental Operation...
Ep.102. Motivations: Driven by Delight or Dollars?
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Work Preference Inventory: Assessing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Orientations" by Teresa M. Amabile, Karl G. Hill, Beth A. Hen...
Ep.101. Don’t We Also Need to Define What Is Not Creative?
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Defining Creativity: Don’t We Also Need to Define What Is Not Creative?" by Dean Keith Simonton (2016)SummaryThis academic paper argues t...
Ep.100. (edited) Why Did the Study of Creativity Take So Long to Emerge?
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity" by J.P. Guilford (1950)SummaryThis document, the 1950 presidential address to the American Psychological Association by J. P. Guilford, h...
Ep.99. Is There a 'Creativity Centre' in the Brain?
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Where do bright ideas occur in our brain? Meta-analytic evidence from neuroimaging studies of domain-specific creativity" by Maddalena Bocc...
Ep.98. (edited) What Frameworks Help Us Understand Creative Magnitude?
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Theories of Creativity" by Aaron Kozbelt, Ronald A. Beghetto, and Mark A. RuncoSummaryThis chapter from "The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity" serves...
Ep.97. Does Metacognition Hold the Key to Creative Breakthroughs?
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Managing Your Muse: Exploring Three Levels of Metacognitive Control in Creative Ideation" by Mathias Benedek & Izabela LebudaSummaryThi...
Ep.96. How Does Cognition Sculpt Artistic Worlds?
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Disentangling the Impact of Artistic Creativity on Creative Thinking, Working Memory, Attention, and Intelligence: Evidence for Domain-Specific ...
Ep.95. Is There More to Creativity Than Genius and Everyday Acts?
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Beyond Big and Little: The Four C Model of Creativity" by James C. Kaufman and Ronald A. BeghettoSummaryThis academic paper, "Beyond B...
Ep.94. Is Creativity a Stable Trait of Defocused Attention?
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Variable Attention Facilitates Creative Problem Solving" by Oshin VartanianSummaryThis research paper explores the relationship between att...
Ep.93. Can Focused Minds Be More Creative?
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Working Memory Benefits Creative Insight, Musical Improvisation, and Original Ideation Through Maintained Task-Focused Attention" by Carste...
Ep.92. Is the Key to Creativity Not Strength of Mind, But Mental Agility?
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity as Flexible Cognitive Control" by Darya L. Zabelina and Michael D. RobinsonSummaryThis research article explores the relationshi...
Ep.91. (edited) Is the Artistic Creative Process a Mystery to Be Solved?
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Creative Process in Graphic Art" by Marion BotellaSummaryThis chapter from "The Creative Process: Perspectives from Multiple Domains" delves into...
Ep.90. Can We Truly Measure the Mind's Eye?
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Measuring creative imagery abilities" by Dorota M. Jankowska and Maciej KarwowskiSummaryThis academic paper introduces the Test of Creative Imagery ...
Ep.89. Does Imagining Make You More Creative?
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Domain-Specificity of Creativity: A Study on the Relationship Between Visual Creativity and Visual Mental Imagery" by Massimiliano Palmiero...
Ep.88. The Amusement Park Theoretical Model of Creativity
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Amusement Park Theoretical Model of Creativity: An attempt to bridge the domain-specificity/generality gap" by John Baer, James C. Kauf...
Ep.87. How Do Artworks Challenge Our Perceptions? (SeIns)
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryThis research paper delves into the concept of semantic instability (SeIns) in art, exploring how artworks challenge viewers' perceptions...
Ep.86. What Can the History of Creativity Tell Us About Its Future?
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity: A Historical Perspective" by Vlad P. Glăveanu and James C. KaufmanSummaryThis text offers a historical perspective on creativ...
Ep.85. Does Unconscious Thought Really Lead to Better Decisions?
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The benefits of “sleeping on things”: Unconscious thought leads to automatic weighting" by Maarten W. Bos, Ap Dijksterhuis, Rick B. van...
Ep.84. Do Task-Irrelevant Distractions Always Disrupt Working Memory?
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Controlling the Flow of Distracting Information in Working Memory" by Nicole Hakim, Tobias Feldmann-Wüstefeld, Edward Awh, and Edward K. V...
Ep.83. Creative Cognition: How Do the Default and Executive Networks Cooperate?
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Creative Cognition and Brain Network Dynamics" by Roger E. Beaty, Mathias Benedek, Paul J. Silvia, and Daniel L. SchacterSummaryThis paper ...
Ep.82. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Recent Trends in the Psychological Study of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts" by Colin MartindaleSummaryThis article, "Recent Tren...
Ep.81. Constraints and Creativity: Are Our Limitations the Key to Innovation?
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"You See a Wall, I See Blue Skies: A Perception-Based Model of Constraints and Creativity" by Kelsey E. MedeirosSummaryThis article, "Y...
Ep.80. Creative Thinking: Is it a Balancing Act Between Intuition and Analysis?
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The shifting sands of creative thinking: Connections to dual-process theory" by Paul T. Sowden, Andrew Pringle & Liane GaboraSummaryThi...
Ep.79. (edited) What Sparks Creativity? Exploring the Cognitive Core
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Cognition and Creativity" by Mark A. Runco and Ivonne ChandSummaryThis article by Runco and Chand explores the cognitive processes underlying creati...
Ep.78. Does Ambiguity Increase Perceived Complexity in Art?
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Qualitative Side of Complexity: Testing Effects of Ambiguity on Complexity Judgments" by Martina Jakesch and Helmut Leder Summary This...
Ep.77. Does Ambiguity in Art Make Us Smile?
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Positive fEMG Patterns with Ambiguity in Paintings" by Martina Jakesch, Juergen Goller and Helmut Leder Summary This research article inve...
Ep.76. Do We See Art Differently? Exploring How Our Brains Process Surrealistic Paintings
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Art looks different – Semantic and syntactic processing of paintings and associated neurophysiological brain responses " by Patrick S. Ma...
Ep.75. Does Expertise Really Matter for Creativity?
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The effect of expertise on the creation and evaluation of visual compositions in terms of creativity and beauty" by Yejeong Mutter & Ro...
Ep.74. Book: Visual Intelligence
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summary This excerpt from "Visual Intelligence" explores how to improve observational and communication skills using art as a training tool....
Ep.73. Memories, Dreams, and Reflections by Carl Jung
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summary This excerpt from Carl Jung's Memories, Dreams, Reflections is a self-reflective account of his life interwoven with his psychological t...
Ep.72. Book: Visual Thinking by Rudolf Arnheim
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summary This is an excerpt from Rudolf Arnheim's "Visual Thinking," exploring the interplay between perception and thought. Arnheim chal...
Ep.71. Does AI's Role in Ideation Help or Hinder Novelty in Design?
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"AI Role In Ideation For Design Creativity Enhancement" by Zhengya Gong, Siiri Paananen, Petra Nurmela, Milene Gonçalves, Georgi V. Georgie...
Ep.70. Can Chatbots Replace Real Users in the Design Process?
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Synthetic users: insights from designers’ interactions with persona-based chatbots" by (Eric) Heng Gu , Senthil Chandrasegaran and Peter ...
Ep.69. Is Mind-Wandering a Costly Flaw or a Benefit in Disguise?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Costs and Benefits of Mind-Wandering: A Review" by Benjamin W. Mooneyham and Jonathan W. Schooler Summary This research review examines the mult...
Ep.68. Is Your Brain Ever Truly at Rest? Exploring the Science of the 'Restful Mind'
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The brain on silent: mind wandering, mindful awareness, and states of mental tranquility" by David R. Vago and Fadel Zeidan Summary This a...
Ep.67. Mind Wandering and Meditation: Can We Control Our Thoughts?
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"On Mind Wandering, Attention, Brain Networks, And Meditation" by Amit Sood Summary This review article explores the relationship between m...
Ep.66. Beyond Mindfulness: Is Matching Mental States to Tasks the Key to Productivity?
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Mindfulness, Flow, and Mind Wandering: The Role of Trait-Based Mindfulness in State-Task Alignment" by Scott B. Dust Summary This academi...
Ep.65. Is Your Mind Really Wandering, or Just Drifting Without a Map?
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Mind-wandering is unguided attention: accounting for the ‘‘purposeful’’ wanderer" by Zachary C. Irving (2015) Summary This philoso...
Ep.64. Book: Wonder: The Extraordinary Power of an Ordinary Experience
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summary Vlad Petre Glăveanu's Wonder: The Extraordinary Power of an Ordinary Experience examines the multifaceted nature of wonder, tracing its phi...
Ep.63. Book: Creativity: Flow and Psychology of Discovery and Invention
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summary This text comprises excerpts from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's 1996 book, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. It pre...
Ep.62. (edited) Book: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summary This is an excerpt from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, a book exploring the concept of "flow"—a stat...
Ep.61. Do You Need to Think Outside the Box? Try Looking Outside the Box!
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Sudden insight is associated with shutting out visual inputs" by Carola Salvi, Emanuela Bricolo, Steven L. Franconeri, John Kounios, &M...
Ep.60. Can You Remember More Than Four Things at Once?
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The capacity of visual working memory for features and conjunctions" by Steven J. Luck & Edward K. Vogel Summary This research paper investigate...
Ep.59. Can You Improve Your Visual Working Memory By Thinking About It?
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The contributions of visual and central attention to visual working memory" by Alessandra S. Souza & Klaus Oberauer Summary This 2017 paper by S...