Creativity and Music

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There is a very big connection between creativity and music.  Creativity is just connecting things together.  Music connects many areas of the brain together. Playing music connects the right and left sides of the brain. I have heard that some companies have a tendency to hire engineers that also have a major in music because these type of people tend to be the most creative.

Here is a great article on this in Huffington Post and also in Quora.

Music and Piano

Music and Piano

Creativity and Ruts

Our beautiful creative mind easily gets into ruts or prejudices.  We are looking for a solution and our sub-conscious thinking is saying “no, that’s a bad direction” when we are considering several alternatives.  Now why is it a “bad idea”, because it will not work, or because it does not seem so beautiful to our accustomed ruts?  Sometimes it is hard to determine.  Sometimes a “not so beautiful” solution can be worked over and re-designed to work and look beautiful.  Sometimes we are stuck and need a Paradigm Breakthrough.

Trail near Little Spokane River, Washington

Trail near Little Spokane River, Washington

 

Practice Creativity

To be good, we need to practice. So practice creativity. Here ‘s an article on “How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity” by Ed Catmull.

Neuroscience confirms that highly creative people think and act differently than the average person.

Here are some signs it’s maybe time to adjust your direction: discontent or the “something’s not right” feeling .

Creativity is intelligence having fun! – Albert Einstein

 

Brain Waves

While our brain cells work together, groups of them produce very tiny electrical impulses that facilitate processes such as muscle control, imagination, thought, memory, consciousness, and emotional feelings. Electroencephalography (EEG), can detect these impulses as tiny currents. The weak electrical signals, when amplified and input into a computer for processing has led to brain-computer interface (BCI) research.

Little Spokane River, reflections

Little Spokane River, reflections

Creativity Needed – Brain–computer interface (BCI)

Creativity is needed in the area of brain–computer interface (BCI). So far the interfaces seem too crude and pre-historic. Both invasive and noninvasive methods seem like dinosaurs. The noninvasive approach of electroencephalography using probes on the skin of the brain is still too far away from the neural action.  The invasive approach is having to decide where in the brain to connect to. There is a great overview on Wikipedia. These are just my thoughts today.

Paradigm Breakthrough

I have talked about this before, but some organizations and companies at some stage need a paradigm breakthrough.   Lets look at the BCI technology that is looking for new ways for the brain to talk directly to the computer.  BCI is Brain to Computer Interface.

Columbia River, sunset

Columbia River, sunset

Books Helping Me in My latest Research Project:

Books Helping Me in My latest Research Project:

  • How to Create a Mind by Ray Kurzweil
  • Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
  • Spikes – exploring the Neural Codes
  • A Practical Guide to Brain-Computer Interfacing with BCI2000
  • The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications (Ham Radio)
  • Detection of Signals in Noise by McDonough and Whalen
  • Some Links:
  • Signal Hound Spectrum Analyser
  • Gqrx – software defined radio powered by GNU-Radio
  • software defined radio news and projects
  • Radio Astronomy SDR Receivers
  • brain–computer interface (BCI)
  • Recording the entire nervous system in real time will unlock secrets of the brain
  • Brain Waves and Beta Buzz: The Wild Story of Neural Oscillations
  • Zero Span Mode For Pulsed Signal Analysis

Innovation

Google was the 17th search engine (not the first). So watch, but don’t copy competition.

Optimism is an essential ingredient for innovation — Robert Noyce, Intel.

Think 10x = Think Big — Larry Page, Google

Na Pali Coast in North Kauai, Hawaii

Na Pali Coast in North Kauai, Hawaii