Preliminary study suggests that “microdoses” of psychedelics may enhance a person’s creative problem solving abilities The use of minute doses of magic mushrooms and truffles containing psyc... Read more
More than ever, we need problem-solving skills to be able to adapt to our fast changing economies and societies. Researchers at the University of Luxembourg believe it is possible to teach t... Read more
A new study from Lancaster University has found that sleeping on a problem really can help people to find a solution. The study, published online this week in the journal Memory & Cognit... Read more
“Now that,” I said, “would be the real Arab Spring.” A FEW weeks ago, I was in Amman, Jordan, talking with educators, when I met a young American woman with the most remarkable job descripti... Read more
Image by jiadoldol via Flickr A two-pronged dilemma underpins many of the foremost global challenges, including climate change, chronic hunger, water management, extreme poverty, and disease... Read more
Even the near-miss losers in the Netflix million-dollar-prize competition seemed to have few regrets. Read more