#Cognitive bias

Author: Paul Ratner / Source: Big Think Nearly 200 cognitive biases affect our decision-making. The sheer amount of biases should teach us humility. And we should recognize the essential role they play in life, as well. Aside from mythical spiritual figures and biblical kings, humans are not

Author: Paul Ratner / Source: Big Think Nearly 200 cognitive biases affect our decision-making. The codex groups the biases based on 4 major “problems”. The sheer amount of biases teaches us “humility,” says one of the Codex’s creators. Perhaps aside from mythical spiritual figures, humans

The human brain is capable of incredible things, but it’s also extremely flawed at times. Science has shown that we tend to make all sorts of mental mistakes, called “cognitive biases”, that can affect both our thinking and actions. These biases, as Visual Capitalist's Jeff Desjardins points out,

Universities in America have typically been dominated by a liberal bias.  Why is that?  Because, working for a University is sort of like working for the Government.  There is reason for the expression, those who can't do - teach.  Grow a 2nd brain - understand why by reading THIS BOOK.  The

Submitted by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, “The idea that the future is unpredictable is undermined every day by the ease with which the past is explained.” – Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow   A couple weeks ago I was lucky enough to see a live one hour interview with Michael