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A woman sits on a bed using her phone with another woman in the hallway doing the same
Science & Technology
The lost art of listening
Cannabis plants.
Science
Marijuana could give a cognitive boost to older brains
Children reading
Education
A new study gives parents another reason to read to their kids
Rodin The Thinker
Environment
A new study found people are terrible at sitting alone with their thoughts. How about you?
White mouse
Environment
Researchers may have found the fountain of youth — for mice
Cannabis close-up
Lifestyle & Belief
Do alcohol and pot really make you more creative? It depends
Cannabis close-up
Lifestyle & Belief
Do alcohol and pot really make you more creative? It depends
Messy Desks a Sign of Creativity
Health & Medicine
Bioethicist raises ethical questions over long-term life support
Global Politics
NYU researcher doubts science can contribute to understanding creativity
Arts, Culture & Media
Can creativity be measured with a score?
Environment
Microsoft’s Bill Buxton on risk and innovation
Global Politics
Reviving America’s creativity
Business, Economics and Jobs
What’s good for Detroit
Environment
Gary Marcus: Defining Creativity
Development & Education
What Going Viral Means
The World in Words
Podcast: The Bimusical Brain
Environment
Brain Function Could Start Declining ‘As Early As Age 45″²
Global Politics
China’s Reception of New US Ambassador Gary Locke
Eco IQ
MRI Lead Study
Almanac/Timber!
The Nature of Death
The Living on Earth Almanac
Lifestyle & Belief
Spark: Childhood
Arts, Culture & Media
The Creativity Crisis
Science and Creativity: Animal Artists
Synesthesia for the Rest of Us
Global Politics
Teachable Moments of 2010
Arts, Culture & Media
Steven Johnson on ‘Where Good Ideas Come From’
Arts, Culture & Media
What does it take to be a genius?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Why you should consider a new job, despite tough times
Business, Economics and Jobs
Any bright ideas? Brainstorming small business ideas
Global Politics
Created in China: Part 5
Creative Minds Go Green