In A STEM Field? You Are Probably Creative Too
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 13:50
in Psychology & Sociology
The stereotype of the scientist is having little creativity and knowledge that is 'a mile deep and a yard wide.' Not so, according to a new paper which found that successful entrepreneurs and patent holders were also 8X as likely as other people to have participated in arts and crafts when they were children. The researchers put the cart before the horse a little, implying that piano lessons will make your child better in science - but it does reaffirm that creativity leads to more success in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. read more