This is the introduction to Plot Twist, our weekly culture newsletter, in which correspondents spotlight important authors ...

Max Meizlish and I argued in these pages in February that prediction markets had become an intelligence asset, vulnerable to insider trading by those with classified knowledge of future events. Two ...

Self-introduction is no longer limited to describing an individual. Group photos from other sources as well as shared posts commenting on third parties tend to give a more complete personality profile ...

Nicole Appel, “Hamburgers, Heels, and High Couture” (2014), colored pencil and graphite on paper, 18 × 24 inches (photo by Adam Reich, courtesy the American Folk Art Museum, New York, gift of the ...

Women are underrepresented in positions that signal high creativity, from Hollywood to the sciences to writing. In 2017, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged six major film studios ...

Emotional self-harm refers to negative thoughts that damage someone’s self-esteem and mental health. This can manifest in overly critical self-talk or ruminating on past mistakes. Although the term ...

With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), enhancing AI literacy has become a critical objective in higher education. How to leverage AI to foster students’ creativity thus emerged as ...

Introducing yourself in an interview is the first step, and it seems to be easy, but knowing the right way to answer the ‘Tell me about yourself' question can help you start the interview on a strong ...

The start of the new year is traditionally a time of resolutions. And resolutions set goals. Some tackle self-improvement by developing new skills, and others set goals to achieve, but what they have ...

How many times a week do you introduce yourself? Whether it’s in person, virtually, one-on-one, in a large group, or formally or informally, you probably introduce yourself many times a week. Perhaps ...

It’s easy to dismiss just-because hobbies like painting or poetry as silly little things you do to busy your hands or find a brief escape from the drama or drudgery of life. But a new study including ...