On the campus where some of the brightest and most innovative young minds in our country study, 16 of the most innovative and slightly older minds took the stage at TEDxPeachtree 2015. This year’s “brain-spa” and presentation of ideas worth sharing took place at the Ferst Arts Center on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, Georgia. The […]

Who knew that a TV cartoon would help lead to a career in beatboxing? “I was obsessed with cartoons when I was a kid,” says beatbox champion Steven HeaveN Cantor. I remember watching ‘Doug” and the opening theme song had a very beatbox feel to it. That was an early inspiration.” Alternative rock from “Matchbox […]

As a kid, M. Ayodele Heath didn’t like to read. He was good at math and science but could care less about literature. Much less poetry, which he thought was corny. In his teens, however, the geek discovered two things that had a profound effect on his life: the lyrics of hip-hop and the writings […]

How would your level of creativity differ if you had different friends? How would your critical thinking skills be different if you had different co-workers? Dr. Jill Perry-Smith’s work in organizational psychology and informal social networks delves into the possibility that who you know directly influences your ability to achieve creative and innovative success. After […]