Maria Popova

Here on Soundcheck, we spend a lot of time picking apart creativity. Where does it come from? How do you harness it? How important is inspiration, how important is perspiration? We're not the only ones. Writer Maria Popova spends her days contemplating the why and how of creativity, and shares what she finds via her website Brain Pickings. Today, she tells us about the creative philosophy that links Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Jack White.

One of the greatest assets of the internet is that it leads to great content discoveries that readers might not otherwise be able to find. One of the biggest liabilities is that content is frequently repackaged without crediting its creators or where it was found. Brooke talks to Maria Popova, editor of the website Brain Pickings and one of the creators of the Curator's Code, which seeks to honor the way people discover content online.