Innovation and creativity are two of the key characteristics that distinguish cultural transmission from biological transmission. This book explores a number of

Innovation and creativity are two of the key characteristics that distinguish cultural transmission from biological transmission. This book explores a number of

“Brimming with ideas. . . . The Origins of Creativity approach[es] creativity scientifically but sensitively, feeling its roots without pulling them out.”�

What is the nature of human creativity? What are the brain processes behind its mystique? What are the evolutionary roots of creativity? How does culture help s

Humans are unique among all other species in having one cognitive attribute-the ability, almost without conscious effort, to engage in blending. This is the fir