Most of us can feel the difference between a space that fits the human body and one that doesn't — the too-wide corridor, the ceiling that soars past comfort, the plaza that makes you feel exposed rather than held. This piece explores the neuroscience of human scale and why getting it right matters far more than aesthetics.

You've felt it — walking into a building and sensing something before you've formed a conscious opinion about it. The science of why that happens is more precise than most people realize. This piece explores what your brain is actually doing in the first seconds of entering a space.