Some books are remembered for the pleasure of reading them, while other works are notable for the lasting impact they make upon culture. Such is the case with “The Savage Mind,” a book you may never have heard of, unless you’re an academic. Written by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss in 1962, this book explores the universal nature of human thought, across all societies. The concept of bricolage was introduced (written in the French, but the term remained in the English translation) as a thought process related to tinkering — using all available tools and materials to solve problems creatively. The word “bricolage” has expanded in usage beyond this academic sense to apply to any mishmash of creative construction from a diverse set of available materials.