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The Origins of Creativity
The idea that there's a certain kind of particularly human ability to create is not new. Sam traces creativity's entry into our vocabulary to the 1950s and 60s, the beginning of the Cold War. Creativity arises in the post-war era because of a confluence of crises. We're talking about some general trait that could be responsible for novelty in any realm.