Do you think the brain is a perfect calculating machine, the evolutionary crown of all information systems, the most complex structure in the universe, more precise and powerful than any computer? Forget that right away! The brain is a jumble of vain, lazy, and self-absorbed cells that constantly miscalculate while being perpetually distracted by their neighbors. It seems hardly possible, yet the miracle happens: the brain works! Very well, in fact, because humans are remarkably creative compared to calculating machines. "How is that?" one might ask, and this book provides the answer. Based on solid scientific knowledge and presented in a relaxed manner, German Science Slam champion 2012 Henning Beck discusses the interplay between nerve cells and their helper cells, explains what a flash of insight really is, how it occurs, and what brain research has to say about it.