Research shows no one values your possessions and ideas more than you do. In this case, that's not a good thing.

This video offers a concise overview of numerous cognitive biases that influence human thinking and decision-making. By understanding these mental shortcuts, viewers can become more aware of how ...

This concise video unpacks the most influential cognitive biases like confirmation bias, anchoring, and the Dunning-Kruger effect—that subtly shape our daily decisions. Through clear examples and ...

This cognitive restructuring happens through mechanisms ... reveals how AI systems create reinforcement cycles that amplify existing human biases. Unlike traditional information sources, these ...

Negative events feel more psychologically intense than positive ones, thanks to a cognitive tendency called the negativity bias. That’s true even when events are of equal weight. “Very simply ...

Reporter Former aides to former President Joe Biden decided against giving him a cognitive test in early 2024 out of concern it would draw attention to his age ahead of the presidential race.

The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people wrongly overestimate their knowledge or ability in a specific area. This tends to occur because a lack of self-awareness prevents them ...

President Donald Trump just gave a completely incoherent explanation for his impromptu plan to reopen Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay. “How will you use it? How did you come up with the ...

The decision to scrap the e-draw — announced through a public notice on Thursday (May 1) — came after alleged "technical discrepancies and regional bias" raised serious concerns over the ...

Because adjectives betray bias, I looked at how the word "controversial" has been used by the "PBS News Hour" since November. In 54 uses of the C-word on PBS in this study period, 45 of them ...