One scientist calls them “everyday hallucinations” to describe experiences like believing you hear your name called while you’re in the shower. Humans may have evolved a “selective advantage” to the ...

In my last post about the perceptions that impact our relationships, I explored the “11 Perceptions That Sabotage Your Relationships.” In this article, I will consider the eight perceptions that you ...

A new study published in the Journal of Cognition provides evidence that what we know influences what we hear. Researchers found that when people listened to pairs of words and nonsense words spoken ...

How is it that two people can see the same thing and have a completely different understanding of what happened? Two leaders can look at the same numbers, hear the same news or face the same challenge ...

There are some universal truths about time. There are sixty seconds in a minute. There are 365 days in a year (except for leap years that have 366, of course). There are 24 hours in every day. Try as ...

‘Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential.” — John Maxwell In his book “Winning Every Day,” legendary football coach Lou Holtz ...

There’s a moment in your first life-drawing class where your perception shifts and you start looking at the naked body in front of you differently. At least that was my experience. Instead of feeling ...

What makes a Stradivarius violin so valuable? The sign in front of the quaint cottage steps said, “We make violins and violas.” I had been just passing by, but the sign intrigued me as I stopped for a ...

Why your perception of "old" changes as you age. This is a Kaiser Health News story. My perception of old age is inextricably linked to my grandmother. When I was a kid, I thought this 65-year-old, ...

The winner of this year's Great British Bake Off has said living with alopecia has "changed her perception of beauty". Jasmine Mitchell, from Edinburgh, was crowned winner of the Channel 4 baking ...