Creative thinking is part of the bridge between sand and smartphones. But, creative work requires more than just raw intelligence.

How would you handle the fear of loss and create a purpose if you lived fifteen times longer than everyone around you?

I discuss how dystopian novels can demonstrate the importance of individual rights, using Lois Lowry’s "The Giver" as my primary example.

Architect Howard Roark wants to erect buildings “such as had never stood on the face of the earth.” But his innovative approach sparks resentment and resistance. Even the woman he...

Can you imagine a threat serious enough to justify (in anyone’s mind) training children in combat?

Does streaming music instead of buying it fundamentally change our relationship with music and our ability to appreciate it?

George Orwell’s iconic 1984 certainly contains some important insights, but its view of authoritarianism has a few notable flaws.

Followers, likes, and dollars are some of the numbers that creators focus on when creating content. But at what cost? And what’s the alternative?

Sometimes inspiration comes easily. Other times, not so much. What would happen if you took full advantage of all the times you were inspired?

Is pop music getting worse? Two of YouTube’s most popular music critics—Rick Beato and Anthony Fantano—disagree, but neither offers any explicit standard for distinguishing good from bad music.

How would you go about learning everything about somebody else’s soul—without speaking with the person?

How can a fantasy series celebrate reason and science? The Memoirs of Lady Trent does it through the main character who is a dragon naturalist.