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
Dec 9, 2017 • 10min
Conjunction Fallacy
Why it's important to do the math.
Dec 5, 2017 • 7min
Clustering Illusion
We're bad at random.
Nov 25, 2017 • 15min
Availability Heuristic
What is easiest to remember must also be likely, right?
Nov 17, 2017 • 8min
Attentional Bias
Why it's harder to quit smoking than you might think.
Nov 12, 2017 • 9min
Anchoring
One of the most unshakeable biases. You can't even pay someone to not do it.
Nov 3, 2017 • 9min
The Ambiguity Effect
"The devil you know" is actually a bias.
Aug 26, 2017 • 14min
Zero-Risk Bias
The pursuit of absolute certainty is the riskiest pursuit of all.
Aug 11, 2017 • 4min
Von Restorff Effect
"One of these things is not like the other" is a cognitive bias.
Aug 4, 2017 • 5min
Unit Bias
Why the key to controlling our weight may be controlling our portions.
Jul 29, 2017 • 10min
Survivorship Bias
Just focusing on the winners can lead to some really bad decision-making.
