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HON 310 The Creative Process in Science: Realities, Comparisons, and Culture Perceptions
贬翱狈听310听听The Creative Process in Science: Realities, Comparisons, and Culture Perceptions听听(3 credit hours)听听
What is creativity in the context of the sciences? How does the creative process in science differ from and how is it similar to the creative process in other fields? This interdisciplinary perspectives course helps students to develop an understanding of scientific creativity through readings in history and philosophy of science, in the psychology of creativity, in original scientific papers, in biography and in memoirs. Student will analyze representations of scientific creativity in films and literature, conduct interviews with scientists, artists, musicians, and humanists, and analyze the social and institutional context of creativity.
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives, GEP U.S. Diversity
Typically offered in Spring only