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 22, 2017 • 12min
Status Quo Bias
When a decision is hard to make, our minds like to just leave things as they are.
Jul 14, 2017 • 7min
Selective Perception
You are not as in control of what you see as you might think.
Jul 9, 2017 • 16min
Reactance
Nobody can tell you what to do. Not even you.
Jun 30, 2017 • 5min
Pseudocertainty Effect
Why those living in poverty vote for policies that favor those who are not.
Jun 23, 2017 • 5min
Post-Purchase Rationalization
Your brain will tell you you never make bad purchases. Your brain is wrong.
Jun 15, 2017 • 14min
Reminiscence Bump
Special guest Kevin Smokler, author of "Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to 80's Teen Movies", joins Dave to talk about why we remember stuff (including movies) from the ages of 10-30 better than any other time.
Jun 9, 2017 • 9min
Planning Fallacy
It always takes longer to get things done than we think it will, even when we've done those exact same things before.
Jun 2, 2017 • 14min
Mere Exposure Effect
Does simply seeing something over and over make you like it more? Generally speaking, yes. Even if you have no idea what it is.
May 26, 2017 • 13min
Neglect of Probability
We react to low probability events as if they had a really high probability because our brains can't do math good.
May 20, 2017 • 9min
Loss Aversion
We feel the pain of loss way more than the joy of gain, and that can impact how we buy and even how we teach.
