Serendipitous moments often occur when ideas or "hunches" are detached from their usual fixed positions in the brain and allowed to move freely, collide, and recombine, creating new insights. The ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Ideas Lab columnist James E. Causey was born in Milwaukee, and graduated from Marshall High School and Marquette University.

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