MAEKAN It Up — #012: How aging affects our creative process and PR agency Derris' new investment fund.

Illustration by Charis Poon

On MAEKAN It Up #012, Eugene and Charis discuss the idea of creativity as we age and why a child-like approach to problem solving embraces psychedelic drugs and what does it mean for a PR agency like Derris to simultaneously invest and provide services for? 

Typhoon Hato talk in Hong Kong(1:00) Changes in cognitive flexibility and hypothesis search across human life history from childhood to adolescence to adulthood (2:45) What Happens to Creativity as we Age? (3:00) Exploitation vs. Exploration thinking (4:53) MAEKAN Story: Creativity & Kids — Andrew Chen Talks About Carefree Children (5:24) Drugs and the Meaning of Life by Sam Harris (8:00) Sam Harris: Can Psychedelics Help You Expand Your Mind? (8:15) 99% Invisible Episode 220: The Mind of an Architect (13:52) The Creative Architect: Inside the Great Midcentury Personality Study by Pierluigi Serraino (14:15) Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks (17:35) The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks (17:35) The PR agency execs behind Warby Parker have raised $10 million to fund the next Warby Parkers (21:30) Derris Website (21:30) The difference in relationship between being a client and an investor (22:54) Charis offers an example of potential conflict between a brand's Pr agency who happens to be their investor (24:55) Eugene offers insights into why Derris' move makes perfect sense (27:47) Eugene and Charis get heated over whether marketing would truly change your interest in a brand (30:38) Dita Eyewear, which Eugene incorrectly mentioned is a Japanese brand. The eyewear is made in Japan but an American company.

Per usual, MAEKAN It Up features the individual illustrative talents of Charis and Eugene as they visualize the show's topics. Be inspired as you watch Eugene slowly improve week to week.

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