Determining truth from what is believed to be true is a lot like being in the beginning of the movie The Matrix. As Morpheus explains to Neo, “You take the blue pill — the story ends; you wake up in ...

Learn how the Halo Effect, a common cognitive bias, shapes our perceptions and decisions often without us realizing it. This ...

Diagnostic errors affect approximately 12 million U.S. adult patients each year, according to a 2011 study published by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Such errors could harm patients and also ...

Recently I was having a conversation with a long-term friend. He knows that I am a healthy eater and that I eat little red meat, which is precisely why he brought up the subject. Looking to needle me ...

To say that facts are less important than feelings in shaping our beliefs about empirical matters seems new, at least in American politics. In the past we have faced serious challenges — even to the ...

Identity is ubiquitous and people rarely consider the impact it has on how information is processed. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) training is on the rise globally, and this raises awareness ...

In the politicization of COVID vaccines, a key underlying factor could be our innate bias that influences our thinking, especially a phenomenon known as “confirmation bias.” Last month, a long-awaited ...

To say that facts are less important than feelings in shaping our beliefs about empirical matters seems new, at least in American politics. In the past we have faced serious challenges — even to the ...

When I was a kid, I was enamored of cigarette-smoking movie stars. When I was a teenager, some of my friends began to smoke; I wanted to smoke too, but my parents forbid it. I was also intimidated by ...

Learn how outcome bias affects decision-making by focusing on results over process. Discover examples in investing, gambling, and business to improve financial decisions.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Recognizing and mitigating cognitive biases is crucial for making informed decisions. Status quo, recency and overconfidence biases are ...