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

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly ...

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 ...

The film Black Swan (2010) is the journey of a dancer seeking perfection. However, this leads her to dance a downward spiral, in which reality becomes increasingly distorted. The concept of reality is ...

The colour pink doesn’t exist in the external world as a distinct wavelength of light but exists as a perception in our minds. Source: Akira Hojo | Unsplash Pink and the myth of the colour wheel Pink ...

I explain how perception versus reality can make life feel like a lie.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly as it is. Instead, it “fills in gaps in perception.” The first layer of your brain’s primary ...