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Creative Thriller Explores Octopus Innovations and Human Communication

octopus Wikimedia Commons Octopuses are intriguing creatures. I have written two previous blog posts about their creativity and innovations. In November 2019, I wrote about Creativity and Lessons Learned from Octopuses. That blog talked about how octopuses are creative, intelligent creatures who can problem solve…


Aaron Rodgers: The QB & Creativity, Innovation and Evolution        

Photo by Riley McCullough on Unsplash With the American football (not Fußball) season coming to an end towards the playoffs, there are many articles about who will win, etc.  My focus, however, is on creativity, innovation, and evolution. According to Conor Orr, in a Sports Illustrated…


"And the Oscar goes to"...the power of critical thinking

Photo by Matteo Vella on Unsplash So, you may ask, why is P&ID blogging about the Oscars?  Please have patience and let me explain. I promise to connect the little golden statue and octopus creativity to the power of critical thinking. In November 2019, I blogged about Creativity and…


Theory of Filtration and Theory of Creativity     

Photo by Fiona Art on Pexels.com Having been in the solid-liquid filtration, centrifugation, and drying marketplace since 1982, I have long said filtration is both a science and an art. I’ve witnessed the overlap of theory of filtration with theory of creativity. The practical and creative…


Common Myths About Engineers

Photo by Scott Blake on Unsplash As a regular reader of Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP), I was impressed to see its Editor-in-Chief Cindy Mascone writing her monthly editorial as a poem. She mentioned that when she writes for the magazine "accuracy, clarity, and conciseness take…