Seeking out the simplest, most elegant explanations has served scientists well for centuries, but cognitive scientist Marina Dubova’s experiments are revealing better ways to uncover reality

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“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

Andrew Shtulman’s Learning to Imagine challenges conventional wisdom that children are more imaginative than adults, revealing how knowledge and experience actually enhance our ability to envision new...

The idea that we lose our freedom to imagine as we get older is familiar from children’s books, but psychological research suggests it’s a myth.