A cognitive bias where people decide on options based on whether the options are presented with positive or negative connotations (the...

A cognitive bias where an individual depends too heavily on an initial piece of information offered (the "anchor") when making decisions....

The human tendency to create stories to explain past events, oversimplifying causality and making them seem more predictable than they...

The logical error of concentrating on the people or things that "survived" a process while overlooking those that did not because they...

Our judgment is swayed by vivid, recent, or emotionally charged examples, not by statistical reality. After a major plane crash dominates...

The universal human tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's...

A cognitive bias where people with low ability at a task tend to overestimate their ability. A teenager gets their driver's license....

If a belief cannot be disproven by any conceivable evidence, it is not a scientific claim but an article of faith. Your friend claims a...

Rational decision-making requires honestly identifying the boundaries of your "circle of competence" and operating only within it. At a...

Models are useful abstractions, but they are always incomplete and can lead to errors if we forget they are not reality. You are...