perception

You are not your government. An Iraqi is not theirs. Is it time to retune your perspective?

Some people naturally believe they’re thinner than they really are. Here’s how to tell if you’re susceptible. 

The most revelatory answers in life come from complex, diverse populations. Technology can open our eyes to what we’re missing and destroy our subconscious biases in one fell swoop.

Reality is whatever your body believes. Virtual reality knows how to hack that.

Is creativity a wild and free state of mind, or is it actually a pattern that others just can’t recognize?

Natural selection has left us with a world of optimists—is this healthy?

That’s a big yes, as an incredible new study from University of Melbourne researchers found.

Our brains didn’t evolve to see the world accurately, we only perceive what is useful and apply meaning to it. Neuroscientist Beau Lotto shows us how the sausage of reality is made.

Are you detective material? This visual intelligence test will make you think twice about accuracy and just how much details matter.

Amy Herman teaches visual intelligence to doctors, intelligence analysts and the NYPD. Here she runs through how to make decisions you can defend under questioning: ones that are perceptive and informed.

American painter David Salle explains that to observe and appreciate art better, we need to refresh a basic skill we’ve all left in the dust: how to see.

We’re only seeing a fraction of the world around us. Amy Herman teaches the art of perception; if you’re game to test your visual intelligence, take one of her perception challenges here.