The Runaway Species
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The Runaway Species

Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman

How Human Creativity Remakes the World

★ 4.4 (57 Ratings) ◷ 16 Minutes ☰ 6 Sections ◉ Text + audio
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The Runaway Species (2017) is a gripping account of human creativity. Examining the principles that underlie our inventiveness, as well as real-world examples of creative breakthroughs, it offers a novel account of the abilities that make our species unique.

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Anthony Brandt is an acclaimed composer and a professor of music at Rice University. His musical compositions include an oratorio and two chamber operas. David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University and the internationally best-selling author of The Brain, Incognito, and other works.

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  • Artistic types wondering how creativity works
  • Entrepreneurs trying to develop the next big thing
  • Anyone who wants to become a bit more inventive

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