Transfer of math, physics, and communication skills into the entry-level photonics workforce, NSF Award 1432578, Sept 2014 – Aug 2019 Exploring factors that shape education & workplace training on ...

At first glance, it may be tempting to assume that, when it comes to education, presenting students with more material in a ...

For many years, the idea that “sleeping on it” would provide an individual with some time in which their subconscious mind would work through a problem or problems has generally been accepted as ...

Insight problem solving refers to the abrupt and transformative reorganisation of cognitive representations, typically resulting in an Aha! moment – a sudden experiential clarity that enables the ...

New research from Northwestern University suggests that dreams may play a more active role in creative problem-solving than previously demonstrated.

Female zebra finches at the University of Wyoming’s Animal Behavior and Cognition Lab were subjects of a new study on bird personality. (Lisa Barrett Photo) Personality is not unique to humans. New ...

Laursen, B.K. 2018. What is collaborative, interdisciplinary reasoning? The heard of interdisciplinary team research. Informing Science: The International Journal of ...

High school juniors and seniors interested in science, engineering, math and real-world research now have a new opportunity to work alongside professional scientists through a new hands-on program at ...

Companies are placing a greater emphasis on selecting, developing, and promoting employees with advanced problem-solving abilities. Research from the World Economic Forum shows that 5 of the top 10 ...

We all have problems—it’s an inevitable part of being alive. But sometimes, when we’re trying to focus our energies on solving these problems, we may actually be doing something far less productive: ...