Why we laugh

Did you know that you're 30 times more likely to laugh if you're…

How to have a good idea

How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational…

The relationship between creative thinking and play

Tim Brown is the CEO of innovation and design firm IDEO, taking…

Forging meaning and building identity

Writer Andrew Solomon has spent his career telling stories of…

What makes a good life?

"There isn't time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies,…

Why we procrastinate

Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but…

The benefits of failure

At her Harvard commencement speech, "Harry Potter" author JK…

What makes a good conversation?

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn…

How evolution tints our perception

Beau Lotto's color games puzzle our vision, but they also spotlight…

How to stay calm when you know you’ll be stressed

You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain…