Creativity break: how have you used creative communication to solve a problem? | Khan Academy

2m read

·Nov 10, 2024

[Music] I've used creative communication to solve problems related to especially people learning different science. For example, in chemistry, people sometimes have a hard time understanding subatomic particles and molecules and atoms, and making those connections between quantities and numbers.

So instead of jumping right into that, which can be very difficult for people, I've learned to be creative and use analogies or relate that to something that is more accessible, such as cooking or money or building something. Then, when people can make the relation between something large and familiar to something small or subatomic and unfamiliar, it makes it easier for them to make those connections and build upon that knowledge.

Several years ago, I started making videos of myself explaining biology and entomology in language that was accessible and familiar to people my age and people who don't fit the stereotypical model of a scientist. It's a choice that I'm really glad that I made.

Actually, I've received so much positive feedback about videos no more complicated than me holding a bug in front of a camera and actually just like this, me literally holding a bug in front of a camera and explaining what makes it tick. Note to self: I should make a video about what makes ticks tick; that'd be pretty cool.

Wait, sorry, there's nothing here nor there. Um, the point of what I'm saying is the choice not to excise my personality, the choice to bring all of my quirkiness into how I communicate, is what seems to make the difference. A big part of being creative really can be just figuring out how to bring all of you to whatever it is that you choose to do. [Music]

Every Animal Deserves a Story | Explorer's Fest

Worked example: problem involving definite integral (algebraic) | AP Calculus AB | Khan Academy

View All

The scale of formality | Style | Grammar

Hello Grimarians! Hello Rosie! Hi David! So, we’re going to be talking about what we call the spectrum of formality today, in the context of language style. Balancing your style between formal and informal language when it’s appropriate is just a general…

Jeff Bezos: The electricity metaphor

When you think about resilience and technology, it’s actually much easier. You’re going to see some other speakers today, I already know, who are going to talk about breaking-bones stuff, and, of course, with technology it never is. So it’s very easy, com…

Will Markets Crash if Harris Wins?

It would be bad for the market. So Harris wins, right? Well, it depends what happens between now and election. If she came out tomorrow morning, or even this afternoon, after the FED decision, and said, “Here’s my 10-point plan,” specifically around taxes…

Ponzi Factor radio interview with Loiue B Free

And I, as I had promised, a very, very special guest on to talk about something that will, it’s going to, I guess, to taught it, which I say, rock their worlds, right? It’s gonna rock your world. He’s gonna, it’s a preconceived notions that you have, thin…

Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage | World History | Khan Academy

As we enter into the 3rd century BCE, we see the Roman Republic, which was founded in 509 BCE, has now exerted control over most of the Italian Peninsula. But it’s not the only power in the Mediterranean. We have the remnants of Alexander the Great’s empi…

Warren Buffett's Tips to Prepare for a Stock Market Crash

Now, I’m not a doomsday predictor. I’ve never tried to time the market, and honestly, I never will. That’s a fool’s errand. But it’s no secret that right now, markets are high, and sooner or later, we’ll see another bear market or a full-blown stock marke…

Creativity break: how have you used creative communication to solve a problem? | Khan Academy

More Articles