Perception is your reality, but not necessarily THE reality! Or, said differently: What we believe to be true isn’t always the truth. On June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth), the last of the slaves in the USA ...

A dream about a butterfly in ancient China triggered debates about perception and reality for over two millennia. Source: Calvin Mano / Unsplash During the warm summer months in ancient China, the ...

Despite exuding confidence, narcissistic people relentlessly crave admiration. In other words, they are unable to convince ...

Former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for actions he took as president will not be fast-tracked by the U.S. Supreme Court, the court said Dec. 22. During my professional ...

Michael Smerconish delivers a commentary from the Philadelphia suburbs discussing the gap between life perception and reality, particularly in the context of college education and the American Dream.

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.

Our perception of how large or small things are in the world is systematically influenced for how we perceive distance or depth. This is most famously shown by the Ponzo Illusion (discovered by Mario ...

At first glance it might look like a sliver of a sunset in the desert. But another look shows it’s just a newly painted yellow curb, alongside a recently rolled bit of asphalt. Maybe that’s what ...