What is our motivation when gathering information?
We tend to stop hunting for evidence the moment that data supports the conclusion we…
Many interventions are used to reduce implicit bias, but which ones actually work?
There is a growing awareness of implicit biases, and interventions and training programs aimed at…
Is our brain able to think rationally, even when we don’t?
A recent study looked at the extent to which prior knowledge could be modified if…
What AI can teach us about stereotypes
There are concerns that AI will propagate the biases in society, but it can also…
How conspiracy theories spread online
An analysis has found that it wasn’t always the people we traditionally associate with conspiracies…
Responding to the Starbucks race incident: does the evidence support unconscious bias training?
In the wake of the arrest of two black men in a Starbucks store, the…
A rational person’s 1-minute guide to why rational thinking often fails to persuade people [Thinking is hard series]
It becomes rational to revisit rationality as a method of persuasion, because it fails to…
Great zinger! [Thinking is hard series]
Do zingers move an argument towards resolution?
One bias to rule them all [Thinking is hard series]
I’ve begun to think of all cognitive biases as different versions of a single bias.
Unconsciously biased [Thinking is hard series]
Your unconscious essentially builds a buffet of ideas and you do your best to pick…