It is always fascinating, and sometimes exhausting, when a debate or spirited discussion reaches the point where opinion, ...

The advertised dietary supplements don’t work & I’m terrible about using the high-tech wrist device that allegedly helps make it go away.  Instead, I’ve learned to live with it.  The cliches about our ...

A single phrase can follow you for a lifetime. For me, it was this: Perception is reality. It was one of the first lessons drilled into me during Plebe Summer at the U.S. Naval Academy. It felt like a ...

Despite exuding confidence, narcissistic people relentlessly crave admiration. In other words, they are unable to convince themselves of their own brilliance. Growing research shows the gap between ...

A few years ago I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I’d been walking for a few minutes, looking at the fields and the sky, there was a shift in my perception.

Train mice to navigate in a virtual reality environment and monitor how experience in a virtual maze alters visually evoked brain activity. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Our visual system ...

Tension: We think we’re seeing reality when we scroll. We’re actually seeing a carefully constructed version of it that makes ordinary life feel inadequate. Noise: Debates about “fake news” focus on ...

The recent electoral outcome in Bangladesh presents a striking contrast between perception and reality. The student movement, ...