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 ...

Decision-making plays an important part in our lives. We make decisions every minute, every day, even every second. From ...

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The conventional wisdom in classical economics is that we humans are “rational actors” who, by our nature, make decisions and behave in ways that maximize advantage and utility and minimize risk and ...

In the realm of personal finance, the intersection of psychology and money is a fascinating yet often overlooked area. The way we perceive and handle our finances is deeply influenced by cognitive ...

Cognitive bias, specifically confirmation bias, can severely impact workplace safety by leading organizations to focus on the wrong areas of risk. Often, companies rely on injury data to determine the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The process of improving the synchronization between visual perception and motor skills is called visuomotor learning. It ...

Scientists who have shaped our understanding of clinical cognitive neuroscience, mental health, and racial biases are among ...