A recent study published in Neuroscience of Consciousness provides evidence that dreaming about a specific problem helps people find solutions. Researchers used sound cues during sleep to successfully ...

Research shows no gender differences in creative ability, yet disparities persist in opportunities and public praise. What happens between having ideas and receiving recognition?

New research published in Intelligence provides evidence that wisdom guides our creative abilities toward benefiting others. The findings suggest that while creativity is powerful, it requires the ...

A newly published daily-diary study has identified a surprising pattern among professional creatives: After days with higher creative engagement, creative practitioners reported more negative emotions ...

With the unrelenting snow that has blanketed Storrs, Conn. this second semester, the walls of my dorm room and Homer Babbidge Library may just be able to know my entire life story.

Sometimes that may mean carving out an hour here or there during the day and, sometimes, it may mean working on a day off.

To stay up to date and work forward in their fields, scientists must have at their fingertips and in their minds thousands of published studies. Large language models (LLMs) show promise as a tool for ...

A midcareer educator reflects on returning to graduate study at Columbia SPS and discovering how wealth management, teaching, and creative practice can inform one another.

For many 16 to 18-year-olds, the transition from secondary school to university can feel like a giant leap into the unknown.

This season focuses on a Cinderella-style romance between Benedict Bridgerton and a mysterious maid named Sophie. After a ...

Intensely productive days can boost well-being in the moment but leave professional creators feeling a “creative hangover" the next day.

Recent studies show that the less likely someone is to use procedural solutions, the better they tend to be at more abstract problem-solving—and gender is a significant predictor. In a new study, ...