creativity
How creative are you?
Forget the SATs or Common Core. A psychologist created a different kind of standardized test to evaluate students: it measures your creativity.
In praise of boredom: Researchers dish on the brain benefits of idle time
When we’re resting, a very important part of our brain gets to work.
The noise of cities can harm our health but it can also make us more creative
Journalist Susie Neilson explores our love-hate relationship with city noise.
Gary Marcus: Enhancing Creativity
Musicians are famous for their wild and often intoxicated lifestyles, but does a lack of inhibition in the brain actually make you a better musician?
How Creative Are You?
Forget the SATs or Common Core. A psychologist created a different kind of standardized test to evaluate students: it measures your creativity.
Imaginary Friends Forever
Children with imaginary friends can be more empathetic and social, but does that mean they’re more creative than other kids?
What's Your Creative New Years Resolution for 2016?
What creative project do you want to start — and finish — in the New Year?
Aha Moment: "The Golden Compass"
When Julia Pilowsky read “The Golden Compass” by Philip Pullman, she was so struck by the idea of animal daemons she decided to get one herself.
Eat, Pray, Work: Elizabeth Gilbert’s Secret to Creativity
Elizabeth Gilbert shares advice for being creative from her new book, “Big Magic.” Turns out it might be something you know already.
One woman's plan to take your creativity back from your phone — by making you bored
In our last installment of How Our Devices Are Warping Our Brains, we looked at the relationship between device use and sleep. Now, we examine the relationship between phone dependence and creativity. Put your phone away and let your mind do whatever it feels like doing for a while. You could be surprised by the result.
Lena Dunham's candid, quirky style shows through in a brutally honest new book
Lena Dunham doesn't hold much back when it comes to mining her life — warts and all — for material. "From an early age, I found the concept of secrecy really destructive," she says. In her new book, that includes her struggles with OCD and criticism of her hit show, Girls.