Andrea Kuszewski

Andrea Kuszewski, an Affiliate Scholar of the IEET, works as a researcher with METODO Social Sciences Institute, the US branch of METODO Transdisciplinary Research Group on Social Sciences, based in Bogotá Colombia, investigating the neuro-cognitive factors behind human behavior; this includes topic such as creativity, intelligence, illegal behavior, and disorders on the convergent-divergent thinking spectrum of schizophrenia and autism. She has published papers on the neuroscience of creativity, intelligence, and the analysis of illegal behavior and the creative rule-breaking process.

As well as being a researcher of creativity, she is herself a fine artist and has been trained in various visual communication medium, ranging from traditional drawing to digital painting, graphic design, and 3D modeling and animation for the medical and behavioral sciences. She has done numerous freelance illustration and creative projects in a variety of scientific fields, including designing and installing a temporary exhibit for CMNH on the Triceratops Horridus.

Andrea is also a science writer and a science communication activist. Her blog, The Rogue Neuron, addresses a variety of current science topics, but is mainly focused on cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and autism.

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Articles

"Who’s Afraid of the Neuroscience of Politics?"   The Intersection  May 14, 2012

"The Science Of Pleasure: Part One- The Allure Of Asymmetry"   Rogue Neuron  Mar 3, 2012

"Where Human Brains Far Surpass Computers"   I, Robopsychologist  Feb 22, 2012

"Why Robots Need Psychologists"   Discover Magazine  Feb 15, 2012

"A New School Of Thought"   Rogue Neuron  Feb 1, 2012

"Solutions For A Creativity Crisis: A Look At Cuba’s Technological Disobedience"   Rogue Neuron  Jan 27, 2012

"The Neuroscience Of Creativity And Insight—The Good, The Bad, & The Absolutely Ridiculous"   The Rogue Neuron  Jan 18, 2012

"#1: Increase Your Intelligence: Five ways to maximize your cognitive potential"   Scientific American  Dec 31, 2011

"Citizen Scientist 2.0"   The Rogue Neuron  Oct 20, 2011

"Your Brain on Politics: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Liberals and Conservatives"   The Intersection  Oct 7, 2011

"Increase Your Intelligence: Five ways to maximize your cognitive potential"   Scientific American  Jul 20, 2011

"The Educational Value of Creative Disobedience"   Scientific American  Jul 10, 2011

"Could Chess-Boxing Defuse Aggression?"   Scientific American  Mar 3, 2011

"Science Through Stories: Allowing The Rediscovery Of Wonder"   The Rogue Neuron  Feb 5, 2011

"#12: Sex Makes You Smarter — Can ‘Virtual Sex’ Do The Same?"   Ethical Technology  Dec 20, 2010

"Hey, Barbie — Show Me The Science!"   The Rogue Neuron  Dec 18, 2010

"#31: Your Brain On Sexual Imagery"   Ethical Technology  Dec 1, 2010

"The Sexing Up Of Science (I’m Coming Out! And So Can You!)"   The Rogue Neuron  Nov 24, 2010

"The Essential Psychopathology Of Creativity"   The Rogue Neuron  Sep 28, 2010

"Solutions for a Creativity Crisis: Technological Disobedience"   The Rogue Neuron  Sep 23, 2010

"The Neurological Orgasm"   The Rogue Neuron  Aug 28, 2010

"Your Brain On Sexual Imagery"   The Rogue Neuron  Aug 17, 2010

"Sex Makes You Smarter — Can ‘Virtual Sex’ Do The Same?"   The Rogue Neuron  Jul 23, 2010

"The 2010 H+ Summit: Conference 2.0"   The Rogue Neuron  Jun 21, 2010

"Autism And Vaccines: Why People Still Believe The Hype"   The Rogue Neuron  Mar 19, 2010

"Are atheists and liberals more “intelligent”?"   The Rogue Neuron  Mar 9, 2010

"The Next Decade of Science: Transdisciplinary Collaboration"   The Rogue Neuron  Feb 17, 2010

"Creativity: A Crime Of Passion"   The Rogue Neuron  Dec 17, 2009

"We Perform Best When No One Tells Us What To Do"   The Rogue Neuron  Nov 28, 2009

"Addicted To Being Good? The Psychopathology of Heroism"   The Rogue Neuron  Nov 17, 2009

"Does Super-High IQ = Super-Low Common Sense?"   The Rogue Neuron  Oct 16, 2009