Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

We know more about creativity today than at any other time in history. This is the golden age of creativity research. Creativity research helps us solve pressing social problems, be more innovative at ...

A few weeks ago, a senior manager at a global technology company we work with burst into tears mid-meeting. For months, she had been fighting fires and chasing one AI update after another, rewriting ...