The Cognitive Bias Podcast

This week, one of the biggest, baddest, scariest biases of them all. And one of the main reasons we're in the mess we're... Read more

What if there was a bias that was driven by income inequality?

We think we contribute more than we do. We think everyone thinks the same way we do. We're all basically Ego the Living ... Read more

In this very special edition I share a talk I give about how we can do a better job of talking to one another both onlin... Read more

The whole is bigger than the sum of its parts - except when we have to make decisions.

One of the most unshakeable biases. You can't even pay someone to not do it.

You can disrupt this bias with magnets. Seriously.

Nobody can tell you what to do. Not even you.

Our memory skews in favor of making us look like we make awesome choices, even when we don't.

It always takes longer to get things done than we think it will, even when we've done those exact same things before.

Why it's harder to quit smoking than you might think.

Sometimes numbers that sound accurate are anything but.

This is the mother of all cognitive biases, so powerful, it can help start a war.

Sometimes what we expect to happen can change what happens.

"The devil you know" is actually a bias.

Why do we press the elevator button so many times? This is one bias that actually has an upside.

If it went well, that's on me. If it went poorly, that's on everything and everyone else.

Why do we keep doing the thing even when it's no longer worth doing the thing?

Who gets to decide where good ideas come from? What biases govern innovation? In an interview with Nilofer Merchant abou... Read more

Just because someone is attractive doesn't mean everything else about them is awesome, but try telling your brain that.