Why Do We Love Lights So Much? The Science Behind Our Fascination

It starts with a single diya. Then a string of fairy lights. Then an entire street glitters. Every Diwali, our cities transform into a constellation of warm yellows, fierce reds and twinkling golds. We stop, we stare, we smile. And we photograph it. But why? Why does a child stand transfixed before a fairy light curtain, and why does that same...