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 ...

Identity is ubiquitous and people rarely consider the impact it has on how information is processed. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) training is on the rise globally, and this raises awareness ...

It is well-documented how imposter syndrome can hinder you in the workplace. The cognitive bias which describes the condition of not feeling successful internally when you appear to be thriving ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cognitive biases can have a negative impact on an investor’s ability to make rational decisions, potentially derailing their investment goals. These mental shortcuts and distortions that we make ...

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 ...

Human perception is a remarkable mechanism. Meaningless information enters our five senses and is transformed via transduction. Our sensations are disassembled, using bottom-up and top-down processing ...

We are not born with prejudice toward specific groups of people. Prejudice is learned and reinforced over time so deeply and in so many unintended ways that it has proved very difficult to reduce ...

Letting an AI assistant handle the hard parts of thinking feels efficient in the moment, but a growing body of cognitive ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. Among the many threats to decision making, few are as ...