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

It can feel safer to block out contradictory information that challenges a belief. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images “Facts First” is the tagline of a CNN branding campaign which contends ...

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 ...

Our evolutionary ancestors had to focus their attention on negative stimuli to survive—but we don't have to let this control ...

What percentage of projects in your workplace miss the deadline or go over budget? How often do you see hiring decisions and employee performance and promotion assessments influenced by factors not ...

“Facts First” is the tagline of a CNN branding campaign which contends that “once facts are established, opinions can be formed.” The problem is that while it sounds logical, this appealing assertion ...

Cognitive psychology and neuroscience studies have found that the exact opposite is often true when it comes to politics: People form opinions based on emotions, such as fear, contempt and anger, ...