A roulette streak can feel meaningful even though it isn’t. Three reds in a row can look like momentum. A quick back-and-forth between red and black can feel strangely ordered, as if the wheel has ...

Across the history of psychology, one idea appears again and again: the human psyche is not singular. It is composed of parts ...

When you see a pattern, it can change your life. Seeing a pattern can even make you smarter. Recognizing a pattern is like looking through a telescope for the first time. As if with new eyes, you see ...