Constructing Creativity: How Science And Art Aren’t So Far Apart (Encore)

Mindy’s gingerbread mansion is finally ready for its grand unveiling—but there’s just one tiny problem: it might be a complete and total disaster! In this episode about creativity, problem-solving, engineering, and the arts, Mindy and Guy Raz explore what happens when a palace made out of cake and candy has doors that open into walls, staircases that lead nowhere, and a bowling alley that crashes into the kitchen... As the Wow in the World crew tries to rescue Mindy’s disastrous design, they discover a surprising scientific question: are creativity in science and creativity in art really all that different?

To find out, Guy Raz shares a fascinating study, in which more than 2,000 German college students were surveyed about their personalities, creative processes, and how they evaluate solutions to problems. The researchers discovered that whether you’re an engineer, scientist, painter, musician, or poet, the basic creativity toolkit is remarkably similar!

Get ready for a sweet, sticky, wildly creative adventure packed with collapsing gingerbread architecture, bubble-gum stairs, unexpected engineering problems, and a whole lot of WOW. From the arts to science, math to engineering, Mindy and Guy Raz discover that creativity isn’t just for artists—it’s a powerful tool for everyone who wants to solve problems, explore possibilities, and turn new ideas into reality. This is the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow of creativity!

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This episode of Wow in the World is a hilarious blend of storytelling, science, art, engineering, and math, inviting kids and families to discover how creativity works—all while laughing, learning, and wowing together.

Originally aired 3/29/21.

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