Cognitive distortions, unconscious bias, cognitive bias, implicit bias, logical fallacies: you probably heard most or all of these terms. They can get really confusing if you don’t know the difference ...

Day one of the healthcare strategy course I teach in the Stanford Graduate School of Business begins with this question: “Who here receives excellent medical care?” Most of the students raise their ...

Most people would rate themselves as fairly rational decision-makers. Not perfectly objective, but reasonable enough. They weigh evidence, consider options, and make choices they can defend.

Ever since Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky formalized the concept of cognitive bias in 1972, most empirical evidence has given credence to the claim that our brain is incapable of improving our ...

Delve into the role of safety technology in tackling cognitive and confirmation biases, uncovering often overlooked workplace risks and fostering a proactive approach to ensuring a safer work ...

This is the second post in a series on cognitive biases. A cognitive bias is a mental shortcut or heuristic intended to spare us time, effort, or discomfort—often while reinforcing our self-image or ...

Cognitive biases can negatively impact our relationships. Source: Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash Human relationships are complex and are shaped by emotions, experiences, and personalities. They are also ...

Sports talent scouts' decisions are influenced by various common cognitive biases that can affect their work and undermine team success, a paper published in the International Review of Sport and ...

People with body dysmorphic tendencies learn and process self-related information more strongly than information about other ...

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