The Astro2020 decadal report set the USA's agenda for space and ground-based astronomy. Here in 2026, we're clearly on the wrong course.

David Epstein walks through decades of research exploring why constraints, not freedom, are the engine behind creativity, focus, and breakthrough.

Since 2018, around 103,000 millionaires moved out of California — and 133,000 millionaires moved in to Florida

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What would your company do if it lost all its customers at once?

Humans are naturally creative, but adulthood often teaches us to value productivity over play.

Your brain responds to game-like mechanics with focus, persistence, and engagement — the exact qualities you need to stay motivated.

New research suggests fun isn’t a distraction from learning — it’s the brain’s way of rewarding us for navigating uncertainty, discovering patterns, and staying mentally alive.

Away from adult supervision, children practice the skills that make friendship, confidence, and independence possible.

The modern playground was more than a place to play — it was a blueprint for a new kind of upbringing.

Play isn’t frivolous — and by denying playful impulses, you could be holding yourself back.

From snowboarding crows to salmon-hat orcas, scientists are uncovering the deeper evolutionary purposes of play.

The cartoon owl wants to have a word.

From early arcades to AI-generated worlds, video games have continually expanded the “magic circle” of play.

Wargames are helping answer one of the biggest questions of the AI era: how machines might reshape human decision-making in war.

Older cultures made room for mourning. Today, we often rush it, and it comes with a cost. Three experts explain.

Many people, now with LLM assistance, regularly claim to discover game-changing revolutions. Scientists don't buy it. You shouldn't either.

Directives rarely inspire change. The most effective leaders use stories to make transformation memorable, resonant, and actionable.

Despite all that we've discovered, Earth remains the only planet definitively known to possess life. Here's how to find a second example.

You can't explain a third dimension to someone living in a two-dimensional world. According to Yale philosopher L.A. Paul, the same is true of life's biggest decisions — you simply can't know what it's like until you're already there.