Burnout is killing creativity ? Here?s how to get it back | ChicagoNOW

Actor and author Josh Pais, known for his new book Lose Your Mind: The Path to Creative Invincibility, joins us to share how simple resets can spark innovation, why anxiety can actually fuel creativity, and how embracing all of our emotions ? not just the ?positive? ones ? can transform stress into breakthroughs.

What does Jimmy Kimmel?s suspension really say about the First Amendment? | ChicagoNOW

Jimmy Kimmel?s sudden suspension isn?t just a late-night controversy?it?s ignited a high-stakes debate over free speech in America. At the heart of the storm: how far the First Amendment really goes, whether government pressure on broadcasters like ABC crosses the line into censorship, and what it means when private media companies hold the power to silence their own stars.

Are ghosts real? What we know (and don't) | ChicagoNOW

For centuries, people across every culture have reported ghostly encounters ? from unexplained voices to eerie apparitions. But are these experiences evidence of spirits, or is there a scientific explanation? Christine Simmonds-Moore, Ph.D., a professor of psychology specializing in parapsychological research, says the truth is more complex.