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

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

The Mandukya Upanishad: The Four States of Consciousness and Their Impact on Perception The nature of reality has perplexed ...

From confined spaces to cutting-edge aircraft, failures to align risk perception with reality can have catastrophic consequences. What steps can close the gap to improve safety outcomes. The gap ...

The latest Conference Board Consumer Confidence report points to an important inflection point: consumer expectations are starting to align with improving economic fundamentals. With inflation running ...

Understanding the gaps between reality and perception of digital health technologies is key to identifying how it can best be used. That was the aim of the recently released Future Health Index, a ...

When longtime Belltown resident Tracy Roberts began to complete the new Seattle Police Department public survey, she noticed something odd: The questions from the crime survey focused on her ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...