The Nuance

The Science Behind Gut Feelings

Intuition is real and measurable, but often misleading

Kieran Blakey for Elemental

Intuition is a tough thing to study. Even defining it is tricky. It’s not quite an insight, which is when a solution or some other bit of hoped-for knowledge pops into your head. It’s more like a sixth sense or a feeling — an inclination that you can’t really explain but that…