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Knowledge, communication, and creativity are obsessions of contemporary modern societies. The rhetoric of information, imagination, improvisation and play have invaded our daily lives and work spaces. However, little attention has been paid to the sociological relationships among these elements, let alone their impacts as processes driving social change. This book offers penetrating explorations into the creative processes that are tied to knowledge production, shedding new light on: the impact of a general increase in knowledge on individuals, lifestyles, institutions and technologies; how new communication and information technologies are transforming social relationships, communities and the international public sphere; and understanding the ties between creativity, communication and the production of knowledge.
High Cognitive Complexity and the Making of Major Scientific Discoveries
High Cognitive Complexity and the Making of Major Scientific Discoveries
Introduction1
This essay is derived from insights developed from a complex research project about major discoveries in the basic biomedical sciences of Britain, France, ...
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