Some lateral conjectures in science and psychology

This paper uses aspects of lateral thinking traceable to de Bono (1970) to offer several conjectures relating to selected domains of science and psychology. In one instance, the former domain is that of thermodynamics and information theory and the latter involves mental health. The lateral conjecture takes the form of drawing an analogy between notions of entropy and the ability of the human to construct choices. In another case, a law of thermodynamics is viewed in terms of organizational behavior. In a third instance, a Prigogine idea (Prigogine, 1980) is briefly explored from the perspective of a lateral conjecture. These and other notions are introduced to encourage other researchers interested in the heuristics of lateral thinking within the context of interdisciplinary research