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Episode 9 – Bias is not bias

Japan Intercultural Institute

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Exploring Cognitive Biases and Human Psychology

This chapter delves into the concept of cognitive biases, discussing how our mental limitations lead to biases like selective memory, generalizations, noticing flaws in others more easily, favoring immediate options, and simplifying information. It highlights that biases are a product of evolutionary psychology and crucial for survival, emphasizing that ignorance of biases distorts our view of reality.

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