Thirty years on from Pokémon first breaking out of Japan, it’s tempting to frame the anniversary as pure nostalgia, a moment ...

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.

While classrooms teach you to avoid confusion and follow prescribed paths, those who learned through pure curiosity developed eight counterintuitive habits that make them approach problems like jazz ...