At 7:30 PM on May 22 (local time), the opening ceremony of the 34th Odyssey of the Mind World Finals (OotM) was held at the Breslin Student Events Center at Michigan State University in Lansing, ...

Sleeping on a problem might be more powerful than we ever imagined. Neuroscientists at Northwestern University have shown that dreams can actually be nudged in specific directions — and those dream ...

One morning in 2009, Jacqueline Tabler woke up with the solution to a laboratory problem that had been plaguing her for months. She got out of bed, grabbed her notebook, and started sketching out an ...

A growing range of hands-on STEM activities for preschoolers is blending science, technology, engineering, and math with creative play to build early problem-solving and reasoning skills. From ...

For centuries, intelligence has been regarded as the hallmark of human capability. It has traditionally been measured through logical reasoning, problem-solving, and the ability to process and ...

How’s this for mad science: Within the next 15 years, people could elect to have their brains “zapped” to boost creativity in the workplace or classroom. The process -- based on functional MRI studies ...

What is creativity, and can AI achieve it? — Image by © Tim Sandle What is creativity, and can AI achieve it? — Image by © Tim Sandle A large study, comparing ...

A while back, we facilitated a strategy workshop for a leadership team at a law firm. We felt confident going in and opened by setting the context with facts and data. We moved through our slides and ...