Rethinking Thought

Inside the Minds of Creative Scientists and Artists
Laura Otis, Ph.D.

Deciding to Create

When the truck crashed into the Berlin Christmas market, I was rehearsing with the Bach Choir in the Memorial Church fifteen meters away.

Creativity in the Digital Age

Thinking that people stare at smartphones because they’re interested in phones is like thinking scientists study Drosophila genetics because they’re interested in fruit flies.

Creating Fictional Worlds That Feel Real

When you read a novel, do you know what color hair each characters has?

Tool Use and the Emergence of Language

Motor and language skills may seem distinct, but in human brains they are closely related.

A New Look at Visual Thinking

It's time to move beyond general praise of visual thinking to consider all the different forms it can take.

Try Something Hard

Common sense dictates that people choose their careers based on their strongest skills, but that is not what I found.