How does imagination work, and is it the same for everyone?

Imagination is one of those words that inspire us. It reminds us of children playing, and Einstein claiming that it’s more important than knowledge. The word gets used in a lot of ways, but for the most part people mean one of two things.

BY ryan

January 19th, 2015

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