Harlow would later write, "If monkeys have taught us anything, it's that you've got to learn how to love before you learn how to live.

While human nature largely determines how we hear the notes, it is nurture that lets us hear the music.

People assume that they perceive reality as it is, that our senses accurately record the outside world. Yet the science suggests that, in important ways, people experience reality not as it is, but as they expect it to be.

The best way to solve a problem? Try explaining it to somebody outside your field.

Creativity is a spark. It can be excruciating when we're rubbing two rocks together and getting nothing. And it can be intensely satisfying when the flame catches and a new idea sweeps around the world.

For too long, we've assumed that there is a single template for human nature, which is why we diagnose most deviations as disorders. But the reality is that there are many different kinds of minds. And that's a very good thing.

The inconsistency of genius is a consistent theme of creativity.