Where do ideas come from? Who does what with them?
Glasses found, on pretty enamel tray: a genius idea i·de·a /īˈdēə/ noun : idea ; plural noun : ideas ; noun : the idea a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action. Examples : “T he idea of tech bros as world leaders is not good for democracy.” or “T he idea of world peace through justice, dignity and love for all has not yet caught on.” If you are a pianist mourning the endlessly unjust war in Ukraine, your haunting idea is prompted by personal experience. Vadim Neselovskyi marked four years of war in his home country of Ukraine by composing an evocative suite called “Perseverantia” — an eleven-movement piece for piano and string trio. Listen to him talk about it, with excerpts of the composition, here . If you are a criminal intent on scamming anyone open to romantic overtures on the internet, your wicked ideas are prompted by greed and corruption. Wired magazine recently ran a series exposing the inside workings of an online ‘romance scam’. Listen to the...