by Carla Johnson | Oct 6, 2026 | Curiosity
It’s the 1920s, and a Scottish bacteriologist had an unusual hobby. He painted.He didn’t use oils or watercolors, though. He used bacteria.Alexander Fleming hunted down microbes that grew in strange colors and collected them like a palette. He’d...
by Carla Johnson | Sep 21, 2026 | Curiosity
At my nephew’s wedding reception last weekend someone told me that crow’s remember people’s faces. Being the farm kid I am, and never having heard this before, I naturally had to do a little digging. Turns out researchers at the University of...
by Carla Johnson | Feb 10, 2026 | Curiosity, Innovation
I was talking to a group of executives last week in a workshop about the beauty of going down the rabbit hole.You know, you get going on an idea and the moment (or caffeine or lack of sleep) just lets you run with the absurdity of it.Inevitably someone says the phrase...
by Carla Johnson | Jan 26, 2026 | Creativity, Curiosity, Innovation
I’m in Brussels maneuvering between people as I meander down the aisles of booths at the conference tradeshow. I’d just had coffee with someone who caught me as I stepped off stage. That’s when I bumped up against the Tony’s Chocoloney’s...
by Carla Johnson | Aug 25, 2025 | Curiosity, Innovation
A middle school teacher kicked off his 8th grade class’s school year with something simple and, he thought, clever. He introduced himself to his students with vacation photos. A shot of him skiing sparked the usual questions: Where were you? Was it cold? Do...
