The Scientific American digs into why creative people are often sort of, well, weird: Albert Einstein picked up cigarette butts off the street to get tobacco for his pipe; Howard Hughes spent entire ...

Eight summers ago, I found myself in a D.C. yoga studio sitting in a circle with several other women. No one was in a downward dog position, and hardly any of us were wearing stretchy pants. Any ...

Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. It’s why we look hopefully toward the return of in-person, face-to-face connection. A flurry of new research is ...

Entrepreneurship and creativity go hand in hand. Unfortunately, creativity can easily be overshadowed and stifled by business processes, leaving it simmering on the back burner rather than being a ...

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E ncoded in the word “creative” is a long history of secularization. The power of creation (from the Latin creare: to make, beget, or cause) was once reserved for the gods. Later, it was claimed by ...

Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all. A flurry of new research is ...