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 ...

Even after years of studying psychology and understanding exactly how your brain tricks you, you'll still fall for the same ...

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 ...

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 ...

What feels like a quick medical decision is often shaped by how options are framed, who is speaking, and the pressure of 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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever found yourself saying, “I saw that coming”? If so, you may have been wrong. Hindsight bias, sometimes referred to as the “knew-it-all-along” effect, is a common cognitive bias that ...

Have you ever wondered why you think, react, and decide the way you do? Our minds are full of hidden shortcuts – cognitive biases – that subtly guide your choices every day. Some biases make you more ...

This video offers a concise overview of numerous cognitive biases that influence human thinking and decision-making. By ...

Election years are a ripe opportunity for behavioral mistakes. There seems to be a lot at stake given the potentially huge change coming around the corner. Uncertainty hangs in the air, taking up all ...

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, ...