#  The Origins of Creativity 

 





March 06, 2018

 

 

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 In his latest book, "The Origins of Creativity", **E.O. Wilson** urges the next generation of great minds to evolve and explore the symmetry between the natural sciences and the humanities. In a [Q&A with the Harvard Gazette](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/03/e-o-wilson-urges-a-melding-of-humanities-sciences/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020180307), Wilson urges young scientists to not, "...stick with what you did your thesis on. Use it as a springboard, as a new frontier to the sciences." Wilson also sat with the actor, Alan Alda, at the [Chicago Humanities Festival](http://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/November-2017/Alan-Alda-EO-Wilson/) in November to discuss his book and the importance of creativity. Media: [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/books/review/eo-wilson-origins-of-creativity.html), [The Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-the-origins-of-creativity-by-eo-wilson-qxcm82zr5)


#####  *Image: Ants with glass leaves frame Wilson's new book, "The Origins of Creativity" inside the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer*

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