The Cognitive Bias Podcast

We talk to special guest Luca Passani about the biases that are playing out in Italian politics today.

We talk with Calm Clarity founder and CEO Due Quach about the neuroscience behind bias and concrete steps to overcome it.

We talk with Dan Singer, Senior Experience Designer at Think Company, about a survey of Philadelphia designers talking about their salaries and both the biases it uncovers and the biases he had to avoid when helping to create it.

What's in a name? Far too much.

It is disturbingly easy to influence our behaviors or memories.

We talk to Mike Monteiro, author of "Ruined by Design", about the biases plaguing tech today and what we can do about them.

Developmentalist Mike O'Bryan discusses trauma and trauma-informed care, highlighting the impact on school, community development, and policing. Topics include the lasting effects of slavery, loneliness vs isolation, building community resilience, Black Panther's representation in media, lessons from movie characters, and healing through multimedia artwork.

We remember positive feedback better than negative feedback, unless we have anxiety.

Our brains are excellent at making us think something happened, even if it didn't.

The day of the week might influence the decisions you make in everything from whether or not to miss a doctor's appointment to, yes, how you vote. We talk with Jet G. Sanders, Ph.D., assistant professor at the London School of Economics, about her research into how the day of the week impacts our tolerance for risk.