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Nature and Creativity: The Science of “Soft Fascination” and How the Natural World Resets the Brain

Nature and Creativity: The Science of “Soft Fascination” and How the Natural World Resets the Brain
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Scientific discoveries like this expand human knowledge and open new possibilities for addressing global challenges.
"Our everyday experience does not prepare us to assimilate the gaping hugeness of the Grand Canyon or the crashing grandeur of Niagara Falls. We have no response at the ready; our usual frames of reference don’t fit."
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