What is common among researchers who (1) could make a frog fly (2) correctly estimated the surface area of an Indian elephant (3) invented a Wasabi smoke detector for the hearing impaired.
The all won an Ig Nobel prize which is awarded for research that initially makes you laugh and then think again.
In Chapter 4 we will examine some wicked problems and find out how dancing with disciplines will help you look at them differently. An interdisciplinary approach can connect unrelated domains and even help to find ways to manage problems that are complex and may not even have a solution.
Can adults learn to be curious? We explore how having a T shaped profile, exploring liberal education and being a deliberate amateur can help encourage this kind of inquiry. Imagine combining and recombining ideas in different ways and even making them mate with each other. Innovation happen when disciplines combine, and ideas intersect across a range of domains.
FOR THE STILL CURIOUS
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