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The engineer working on Google's AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
Being more creative doesn’t require a ‘Muse.’ It’s about pairing intelligence and imagination.
Why do some corporate training programs fail? Here are five reasons.
Many contemporary composers live in the shadow of Bach and Beethoven, even though they’re just as interesting to listen to.
The so-called "court painter of Silicon Valley" was shaped by her youth in communist Poland but looks forward to a future ruled by celebrity robots.
Elastic thinking can reveal the assumptions that hamstring our ability to solve seemingly intractable problems.
When was the last time you spent some quality time with yourself?
Can stories help us become more creative?
Awe is a powerful force, a fact that is both exciting and terrifying.
John Templeton Foundation
To clear Scotland’s roads in winter, the local traffic agency employs heavy machinery with punny names. Can you grit and bear it?
With this unique opportunity to create a totally new world, why does the metaverse already feature such old-world concepts?
Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.
It is often assumed that AI will become so advanced that the technology will be able to do anything. In reality, there are limits.
A professor of educational psychology explains what and what not to do.
Undiagnosed brain disease or divine inspiration? The origins of the French composer’s most provocative composition remain up for debate.
Historical geniuses used the "creative nap" to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the "hypnagogic state" can help with problem solving.
When we satisfy our curiosity, the brain has a particular way of rewarding us.
Just as storylines make sense only when you have the context of the beginning and the end, listeners need to understand the impetus for why the album was even made.
Successful constructive criticism is as much about mindset as methods.
Scientists want to use dream hacking devices to improve your creativity and memory.
Society-changing ideas form through a three-stage process, argues author Michael Bhaskar.
The German thinker wrote both treatises and songs. He approached each form of expression with the same level of interest.
Would you work at a job that didn’t treat you like a professional? No wonder public education drove their best teachers away. The ultimate dream of public education is incredibly simple. […]