Subconscious biases are common in medicine because doctors and other health staff are humans who are prone to such errors. Cognitive biases are not necessarily caused by negative intentions — they ...

Bias in AI isn’t just baked into the training data; it’s shaped by us and embedded in the broader ecosystem of human-AI interaction. This cognitive bias emerges from the dynamic interplay between ...

At a certain point, worrying about the political environment without doing anything about it just becomes exhausting”— ...

Mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression are leading causes of disability worldwide. While effective treatments exist, early detection and prevention remain crucial goals in clinical ...

From confirmation bias to the Dunning-Kruger effect, cognitive biases shape how we see the world. Understanding them explains why humans make the choices they ...

Amanda Montell has come on Marketplace a few times about the cult of work. We talked about why culty workplaces, like Neiman Marcus in the ‘80s, are so effective. We’ve also talked about the downsides ...

Drawing incorrect conclusions, based on ill-conceived heuristics, can lead to bad decision making. This is cognitive bias. Researchers have identified an enormous range of cognitive biases that can ...

Cognitive biases are increasingly recognised as integral to the formation and persistence of delusions in schizophrenia. These systematic distortions in thinking affect how individuals gather, ...

Small, subtle, instinctual biases in our heads affect our everyday decisions. Many of them are helpful: don't go into the woods alone at night. Some of them can be less helpful. The fact of the matter ...

David Chapman is COB of 919 Marketing, a national content marketing firm with a track record of turning emerging brands into market leaders. In the world of franchise sales, understanding how ...

The investigation of affective states and cognitive bias in animal behaviour has emerged as a critical area of research, shedding light on how emotional states influence decision-making, perception ...