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December 4, 2015
Q. What if somebody set out to design a better, safer helmet for football players? What if that somebody were cognitive psychologist and chief technology officer Tony McCaffrey of Innovation Accelerator?
A. What's new in the world of invention is using computers to automate the process, says Paul Marks in New Scientist magazine. Here humans are following the “evolutionary algorithm” of the natural world — no more hit-or-miss or blind luck but more orderly and intelligent outcomes.
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