Abstract Painting, Fiction & The Adjacent Possible

Abstract Painting, Fiction & The Adjacent Possible

Abstract Painting, Fiction & The Adjacent Possible   Sunrise and Fog. A couple of days ago, a fine early autumn morning, Nancy and Bruce beheld a surprising visual phenomenon.  We saw the sun emerge from a typical morning coastal fog bank, a hazy disk.  For a...
Dreams Never Die

Dreams Never Die

Dreams Never Die   It’s never too late. This last Thursday was a red-letter day for Bruce and his last advisee, a doctoral student at the University of California, Santa Cruz.  After about ten-and-a-half years, he finally had a PhD thesis worked up enough to...
Small Worlds, Kevin Bacon & The Adjacent Possible

Small Worlds, Kevin Bacon & The Adjacent Possible

Small Worlds, Kevin Bacon & The Adjacent Creative   As anyone who has followed our blogs (and books) knows, the concept of adjacency and the adjacent possible as a key component of creativity comes up very often. Today we will approach the inverse of that...
Art, Science & The Light From Prometheus’ Fire

Art, Science & The Light From Prometheus’ Fire

Art, Science & The Light From Prometheus’ Fire   Last week we had a “city adventure,” making our way 75 miles north to the concrete canyons and spectacular views of San Francisco. We felt like Rip van Winkle, emerging blinking into the light after more...