It is the year 2011, a new science comes about...

A body of research begins to show how growth and achievement emerge from relationships.

On September 14, 2011, the online magazine Slate, published an article called "Two Is The Magic Number... A New Science of Creativity" that introduces a series on creative pairs. Here is an excerpt:

"What makes creative relationships work? How do two people—who may be perfectly capable and talented on their own—explode into innovation, discovery, and brilliance when working together? These may seem to be obvious questions. Collaboration yields so much of what is novel, useful, and beautiful that it's natural to try to understand it. Yet looking at achievement through relationships is a new, and even radical, idea. For hundreds of years, science and culture have focused on the self. We talk of self-expression, self-realization. Popular culture celebrates the hero. Schools test intelligence and learning through solo exams. Biographies shape our view of history."

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