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Based on these interviews, he compiled a list of ten dimensions of complexity-ten pairs of apparently antithetical characteristics that are often both present in the creative minds. The list includes:1. Bursts of impulsiveness that punctuate periods of quiet and rest.2. Being smart yet extremely naive.3. Large amplitude swings between extreme responsibility and irresponsibility.4. A rooted sense of reality together with a hefty dose of fantasy and imagination.5. Alternating periods of introversion and extroversion.6. Being simultaneously humble and proud.7. Psychological androgyny-no clear adherence to gender role stereotyping.8. Being rebellious and iconoclastic yet respectful to the domain of expertise and its history.9. Being on one had passionate but on the other objective about one's own work.10. Experiencing suffering and pain mingled with exhilaration and enjoyment.

Mario Livio

Based on these interviews, he compiled a list of ten dimensions of complexity-ten pairs of apparently antithetical characteristics that are often both present in the creative minds. The list includes:1. Bursts of impulsiveness that punctuate periods of quiet and rest.2. Being smart yet extremely naive.3. Large amplitude swings between extreme responsibility and irresponsibility.4. A rooted sense of reality together with a hefty dose of fantasy and imagination.5. Alternating periods of introversion and extroversion.6. Being simultaneously humble and proud.7. Psychological androgyny-no clear adherence to gender role stereotyping.8. Being rebellious and iconoclastic yet respectful to the domain of expertise and its history.9. Being on one had passionate but on the other objective about one's own work.10. Experiencing suffering and pain mingled with exhilaration and enjoyment.

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About Mario Livio

Mario Livio (born June 19, 1945) is an astrophysicist and an author of works that popularize science and mathematics. For 24 years (1991–2015) he was an astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which operates the Hubble Space Telescope. He has published more than 400 scientific articles on topics including cosmology, supernova explosions, black holes, extrasolar planets, and the emergence of life in the universe.[1] His book on the irrational number phi, The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number (2002), won the Peano Prize and the International Pythagoras Prize for popular books on mathematics.