Edison was sold on the one simple trick of falling into N1, the short, half-conscious sleep stage that marks the transition ...

Sometimes, with daily life, creativity feels miles away. We know it lives and breathes inside of us, but accessing our creativity and the creative process can feel daunting after a day's work with ...

The findings show that the model relies heavily on race as the dominant organizing principle of creative decision-making, ...

Writing a dating profile can feel daunting. There’s no disputing that, even if you only have to write 750 characters about yourself (that’s about average for most of the dating apps these days … very ...

Why are high-profile shooters writing on their ammo? In several recent high-profile shootings, law enforcement has found inscriptions on the perpetrators’ weapons and ammunition — sometimes overt ...

Your gift makes The Trace’s reporting possible. Give today to sustain this work. Our team, our mission, our partners, and more. Plus: How to contact us. In several recent high-profile shootings, law ...

Tim Barnes is a comedian, television writer and podcast producer. He created the Comedy Central animated web series Maurice on Mars, wrote for the Nickelodeon sitcom Warped!, The Tonight Show Starring ...

Cocky, the University of South Carolina’s beloved mascot, has changed his entrance method at USC football games in the last couple years. Graphic by Tracy Glantz, file photos When the bird appears, ...

Rebecca F. Kuang finished her second year of college with little sense of what she wanted to do with her life. In the fall of 2015, she took a leave from Georgetown, where she was studying ...