Unlike more specialised kinds of mental processing, there is no dedicated “imagination cortex” that shows up on brain scans. Instead, imagination is the result of inputs from all corners of the brain ...

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Those aren’t just lyrics from the Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody.” They’re also the questions that the brain must constantly answer while processing streams ...

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A “tactic” is how your character achieves their objective. Pinpointing your objective is the most important part of choosing a tactic. Once you know what your character wants, you can play around with ...

Part of the joy of watching Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” is getting to witness Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) as she comes to realize her true purpose: doing everything in her (magical) power to free the animals of ...

In January 2024, Florida officially voted to reduce the number of students enrolled in sociology courses. That might sound baffling if you haven’t tuned into this cultural skirmish. But for me – I’m ...

A.I. is fueling a “poverty of imagination.” Here’s how we can fix it. By Meher AhmadJessica Grose and Tressie McMillan Cottom Produced by Vishakha Darbha Artificial intelligence is already showing up ...