We know more about creativity today than at any other time in history. This is the golden age of creativity research. Creativity research helps us solve pressing social problems, be more innovative at ...

LOS ANGELES — As a creative person, I've been looking forward to taking some time to read Jonah Lehrer's new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Lehrer, a prolific and popular writer bridging science ...

What if creativity wasn’t the enigmatic, unpredictable spark we’ve long romanticized, but instead followed a set of underlying principles, almost like a formula? Imagine if the brilliance of a Picasso ...

New results could ultimately help lead to interventions that spark creative thought or aid people who have mental illnesses that disrupt these regions of the brain. Have you ever had the solution for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the psychology of leadership, tech and entrepreneurship. The science of creativity also provides a much-needed ...

Hilde Østby, trans. from the Norwegian by Matt Bagguley. Greystone, $27.95 (328p) ISBN 978-1-7716-4830-1 Novelist Østby (Diving for Seahorses) explores creativity in this fascinating inquiry. After a ...

Science and creativity often seem like completely separate worlds, but it doesn’t have to be that way. On Wednesday, the Cognitive Science Colloquium hosted Matt Daniels. Daniels wears many hats: ...

The creative process-- from the first drop of paint on the canvas to the art exhibition-- involves a mix of emotions, drives, skills, and behaviors. It'd be miraculous if these emotions, traits and ...

Flow, or being “in the zone,” is a state of amped-up creativity, enhanced productivity, and blissful consciousness that, some psychologists believe, is also the secret to happiness. It’s considered ...

Stravinsky is one of seven eminent creators of the 20 st century profiled by Harvard professor Howard Gardner in his 1993 book Creating Minds. The others are Pablo Picasso, Sigmund Freud, T.S. Eliot, ...

In a world where science, technology, and creativity intersect, the art of science experiment films is gaining momentum. Capturing the magic of scientific exploration and discovery requires more than ...