‘AI Anxiety’ Is on the Rise—Here’s How to Manage It
Rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence have prompted big questions about the future of work and even human creativity. Experts have suggestions for how to manage all these unknowns
Creativity
Here’s How to Use Dreams for Creative Inspiration
Channeling Thomas Edison and Salvador Dalí, researchers show that shaping dream imagery could spark creative ideas to target a specific problem
See the Top Entries in the Art of Neuroscience Competition
Van Gogh and Ramón y Cajal, like you’ve never seen them before, in the annual Art of Neuroscience Competition
Brainstorming on Zoom Hampers Creativity
Turning off the camera when trying to hash out new ideas might help
Cowboy Culture Doesn’t Have a Monopoly on Innovation
Despite stereotypes that suggest self-reliant values lead to the most innovations, group-centered societies have just as much creativity
Salvador Dali’s Creative Secret Is Backed by Science
The painter described falling into the briefest of slumbers to refresh his mind. Now scientists have shown the method is effective at inducing creativity.
Want to Get Humans to Trust Robots? Let Them Dance
A performance with living and mechanical partners can teach researchers how to design more relatable bots
Spark Creativity with Thomas Edison’s Napping Technique
Waking yourself from the twilight state just before sleep may help you to solve a challenging problem, a study shows
AI Generates Hypotheses Human Scientists Have Not Thought Of
Machine-learning algorithms can guide humans toward new experiments and theories
Remote Work Can Be Better for Innovation Than In-Person Meetings
Seven steps for more inclusive and productive virtual brainstorming
To Solve the Environmental Crisis, We Must Foster the Power to Imagine
Our educational system is designed to generate productive workers, not creative thinkers and doers