You've likely heard of hot hands or hot streaks—periods of repeated successes—in sports, financial markets and gambling. But do hot streaks exist in individual creative careers? A team of researchers, ...

It’s easy to recognize the byproducts of creativity: a masterful painting, a lyrical symphony, or even a well-crafted argument. But scientists have spent a long time trying to find creativity’s ...

People who are flexible, original thinkers show signature forms of connectivity in their brains, study shows Donatella Versace finds it in the conflict of ideas, Jack White under pressure of deadlines ...

So where do great ideas come from? The answer might surprise you. Let’s look at the most successful rock band in history, The Beatles. In a biography of Paul McCartney, he shared his secret: “As usual ...