Hi All,
Today, I'm blogging about Lee Ann Newsom, the recipient of the 2002 Mcarthur Genius Grant. She studies the evolutionary biology of plants (paleoethnobotanist) in the context of the Caribbean, Did the tobacco mosaic virus cause the drastic increase in conifer growth 3000 years ago? Or was it because of the harsh flood? She would not only have to use the paleontological evidence to combine a vision of the ancestral Caribbean plant flora, but also develop reasonable explanatory hypotheses that would match these observations. This is not only creativity, but its problem solving with creativity! This would allow you to practice your creativity but evaluate its plausibility. I feel she would otherwise be very creative in other fields due to how much she is practicing her creative process. Also, while reading her bio I noted that after her graduation from University of Florida, she acted as a curator at a archaeological which undoubtedly build her expertise. This would also be an advantage in terms of developing creativity.
Thinking about my own creativity and field of biology, I feel I have the capacity to be creative by virtue of my interests. Without my interests I would never have the chance to be creative. What do you feel could have been molding to a youth that grows up to receive this genius reward? What is unique about their disposition? Can this experience be systematized? Give me your thoughts!
Until my next post,
Ryan
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