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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The recent electoral outcome in Bangladesh presents a striking contrast between perception and reality. The student movement, ...

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 ...

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 month ago, we wrote about the gap between perception and reality. January 2026 did not close that gap — it laid it bare.