psychology
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The Fragility of Intelligence
Why you sometimes feel smart and sometimes feel dumb.
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Gorillas Agree: Human Frontal Cortex is Nothing Special
In a humbling moment for our species, the following big news has just been published: When it comes to the frontal lobes, we're not so special after all.
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Turning Adversity into Creative Growth
There's little doubt that trauma can be immensely painful, often leaving deep emotional and psychological scars long after the stressful experience has passed. But can there be a silver lining for creativity?
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Learning From the Illusion of Understanding
"The feeling of certainty might be our default setting. (...) We believe we understand the world with detail and coherence, even though our folk theories are usually incomplete."
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Profiling Serial Creators
Every single day, all across the globe, extraordinarily creative and talented students sit in our classrooms bored out of their minds.
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Why Learning and Multitasking Don’t Mix
" (...) evidence from psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience suggests that when students multitask while doing schoolwork, their learning is far spottier and shallower than if the work had their full attention."
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A Simple Exercise That Works Wonders: Affirm Your Values
Social psychologists have developed a simple activity, called a values affirmation, that can restore our sense of equilibrium.
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Scott Barry Kaufman on Passion, Inspiration, Play, and Creativity (Video)
The Creativity Post Co-founder Scott Barry Kaufman talks about the importance of passion, inspiration, play, and creativity.
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In Defense of Working Memory Training
The potential payoff of working memory training for helping those who could truly benefit from it is too great to not at least attempt to get this right, and take a more nuanced approach that takes into account multiple factors.
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10 Practices from the Most Innovative Organizations
The most innovative companies really do think differently, here's how they develop a culture of creativity.
