Learning to Imagine | Dr. Andrew Shtulman

Why it is included:

It challenges the popular Romantic myth that children are "creative geniuses" and adults are "blocked."

Shtulman uses cognitive science to prove the opposite: Knowledge expands Imagination.

He demonstrates that children’s imagination is actually limited by their lack of understanding of how the world works, while deep study and expertise provide the raw materials for true innovation.

We include this to encourage the rigorous acquisition of knowledge.

It teaches us that "Imaginative Courage" is not about abandoning logic, but about using a deep understanding of the laws of physics and nature to bend them into new possibilities.