This episode explores the concept of creativity as a process of recombination, where new ideas emerge from existing knowledge and experiences. I delve into neuroscience, AI, and historical perspectives to illustrate how creativity is not about creating from nothing but rather about remixing and reinterpreting what we already know. The discussion highlights the importance of constraints in fostering creativity, the role of AI in creative processes, and the implications of these insights for understanding human ingenuity and originality.

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Measuring creativity, one word at a time | ScienceDaily

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The Green Eggs and Ham Hypothesis of Creativity -- Science of Us

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Network Neuroscience of Creative Cognition: Mapping Cognitive Mechanisms and Individual

Differences in the Creative Brain

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The Illusion of Machine Creativity: Recombination versus Understanding in

the Age of AI | by Adnan Masood, PhD. | Apr, 2025 | Medium

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Something New Under the Sun | Open Book

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Atypical combinations and scientific impact - PubMed

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The Adjacent Possible: Expanding Your Creativity, Career, and Life

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