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.

Can Memory Be Related to Creative Cognition? | Harvard Magazine

https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/harvard-study-memory-creative-thinking

Measuring creativity, one word at a time | ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210727111921.htm

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

https://www.thecut.com/2016/04/introducing-the-green-eggs-and-ham-hypothesis-of-creativity.html

Network Neuroscience of Creative Cognition: Mapping Cognitive Mechanisms and Individual

Differences in the Creative Brain

https://sites.harvard.edu/schacter-memory/files/2022/06/nihms-988543.pdf

The Illusion of Machine Creativity: Recombination versus Understanding in

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

https://medium.com/@adnanmasood/the-illusion-of-machine-creativity-recombination-versus-understanding-in-the-age-of-ai-15ace83e055a

Something New Under the Sun | Open Book

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William Shakespeare's Life and Times: Sources | SparkNotes

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Atypical combinations and scientific impact - PubMed

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

https://becomingbetter.org/the-adjacent-possible-expanding-your-creativity-career-and-life/

Japan’s economy is at a crossroads, and we unpack why. From a decades-long deflation hangover to today’s yen free-fall, soaring import bills, demographic headwinds, and a record defense build-up, this HD/Cast episode traces how all those threads intertwine—and why what happens in Tokyo could preview the future for the rest of the developed world.

Join us on HD/cast for a deep dive into the future of AI-driven economies. In this episode, we unpack the Agent Transaction Control Protocol for Intellectual Property (ATCP/IP)—a revolutionary framework empowering autonomous agents to negotiate, license, and trade valuable data without human oversight. Discover how these on-chain, legally binding agreements could reshape innovation, enable trustless collaboration, and unlock a new era of agent-to-agent IP exchange. Don’t miss this mind-expanding conversation!