
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

Feb 10, 2019 • 13min
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right. Except for science and racism or sexism.

Jan 31, 2019 • 5min
Modesty Bias
When bias leads to good leadership.

Jan 26, 2019 • 37min
Order vs. Justice: Letter from Birmingham Jail
MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" confronts us with biases that we are still dealing with today.

Jan 18, 2019 • 47min
Priming, with Erica D. Frantz, Ph.D.
Special guest Erica D. Frantz, Ph.D. joins the podcast to talk about priming, and how it impacts everything from police shootings to job interviews.

Jan 14, 2019 • 9min
Self-Serving Bias
If it went well, that's on me. If it went poorly, that's on everything and everyone else.

Jan 4, 2019 • 10min
Projection Bias
Why are we constantly throwing our future selves under the bus?

Dec 21, 2018 • 8min
Outgroup Homogeneity Bias
We're diverse; they're all the same. Sound familiar?

Dec 14, 2018 • 5min
Notational bias
The choices we're offered can erase entire populations.

Dec 8, 2018 • 8min
Lake Wobegon Effect
What if there was a bias that was driven by income inequality?

Nov 30, 2018 • 20min
Just World Hypothesis
We'll throw anyone under the bus to make sure we think the world is a good place to live. (Trigger warning: Discussion of sexual assault, mostly at the 10:30 - 11:30 mark)