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Talking To Teens: Expert Tips for Parenting TeenagersEp 181: How to Use Mystery to Motivate TeensJonah Lehrer, author of Mystery, explains why the unknown is so tantalizing, we just can’t seem to resist. Turns out, we all could use a bit more uncertainty in our data-driven world, because curiosity is a powerful driving force in our lives.Full show notesAs parents and people, we tend to seek out certainty. We keep our kids in the same schools so they can have consistent friends. We cook the same group of recipes, so we’re sure to have something ready for dinner without too much stress. And we encourage our kids...2022-03-1329 min
Free Forum with Terrence McNallyQ&A: JONAH LEHRER, Author, NYT #1 Best-Seller - IMAGINE: How Creativity WorksAired 04/08/12Do you consider yourself to be creative? Do you think of creativity as a gift, a talent, something you either have or you don't? Do you find creativity to be a bit mystical or magical, dependent on luck, the muses, or higher powers? Today's guest, JONAH LEHRER, has written a book in which he looks at the latest brain science and attempts, in his words, "to collapse the layers of description separating the nerve cell from the finished symphony, the cortical circuit from the successful product."In Imagine: How Creativity Works, Lehrer makes...2012-04-1055 min
Creativity in PlayJonah Lehrer on Imagination and How Creativity WorksWe'll explore the workings of creativity -- from how to bring more of it into organizations to who is creative to how the brain works with creativity. Our guest is Jonah Lehrer, author of the new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, as well as How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist. He is also contributing editor at Wired, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and a columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Find more at http://www.jonahlehrer.com/.2012-03-2730 min