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Around the world, video meetings have become the new normal – but what impact could this have on our work? Our reporter jumps online to find out how face-to-face conversations differ from their virtual equivalents. According to new research one important skill is impacted by the restrictions of video calls: creativity. But why is idea generation negatively affected? And could other skills actually benefit from virtual communication?

Read the paper: nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04643-y

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