Summary: Solitaire and the Creative Genius Episode 33 - by Lisa Willemse (click here to directly access the MP3) (Access the full text transcript) Is the creative spark as random as lightning? Maybe not. Find out how distraction can spur the creative process and how bipolar disorder produces a “perfect storm” of creativity. Listen to the podcast to learn more… For more information: Baird B, Smallwood J, Mrazek MD, Kam JW, Franklin MS and Schooler JW (2012) Inspired by distraction: mind wandering facilitates creative incubation. Psychological Science 23(10):1117-22. MacCabe JH, Lambe MP, Cnattingius S, Sham PC, David AS, Reichenberg A, Murray RM, Hultman CM. (2010) Excellent school performance at age 16 and risk of adult bipolar disorder: national cohort study. British Journal of Psychiatry 196(2):109-15. Lisa Willemse is a science communicator with an interest in the science found in our everyday lives. She has worked as a journalist, photographer and was once encouraged to take a job in sales (she lasted one day). She is an alumni of the Banff Science Communications Program and currently works for the Stem Cell Network in Ottawa.
