The Cognitive Bias Podcast
The Cognitive Bias podcast explores the world of things we do that don't make any rational sense, one bias at a time.
Latest episodes
Jul 24, 2019 • 1h 10min
Avoiding Bias in Community with Alex Hillman: Live from PhillyPodFest
Live from the Philadelphia Podcast Festival we talk to Alex Hillman, co-founder of the legendary coworking space Indy Hall about building community, being an entrepreneur, and how to avoid bias along the way.
Jul 15, 2019 • 8min
Cryptomnesia
Your ideas may not be your own.
Jul 5, 2019 • 11min
Consistency Bias
Our need to be consistent can be used against us.
Jun 29, 2019 • 13min
Beneffectance
Our brains treat memory like totalitarian regimes treat history, with a LOT of fabrication.
Jun 22, 2019 • 47min
Artificial Unintelligence, with Meredith Broussard
For the fourth season premiere we have very special guest Meredith Broussard talking about her book, "Artificial Unintelligence", and the biases that infect the technologies we use.
Mar 31, 2019 • 29min
Counterfactual Thinking, with Dr. Nina Hattiangadi Thomas Ph.D.
My wife is the smartest person I know, so it's about time we had her on the show. In the season three finale, she walks us through why bronze medalists feel better than silver medalists and why it feels worse to miss a flight that was delayed than one that took off on time - and a whole lot more.
Mar 25, 2019 • 7min
Ultimate Attribution Error
Way number 1,049 we think our group is better than everyone else's.
Mar 15, 2019 • 8min
Trait Ascription
I'm complicated. You're basic.
Feb 22, 2019 • 27min
System Justification Theory
The system draws power from the very people it hurts believing in it.
Feb 17, 2019 • 17min
Implicit Association Test
In which I take the Implicit Association Test and find out just how biased I really am.
