The Biased Brain Podcast
Explore the intriguing world of cognitive biases and human cognition in this engaging podcast. Discover how bias in decision making shapes our perceptions and influences our choices. Join us as we delve into the science behind critical thinking and biases, providing practical insights to enhance your understanding and control over your thought processes. Whether you're a psychology student or curious observer, this podcast offers valuable tools to help you unveil the hidden biases in your mind.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Episodes
- 270
- Years Active
- 2025
Understanding the Curse of Knowledge: How Cognitive Biases Shape What We Know
Discover how the Curse of Knowledge bias affects communication and decision-making, and learn ways to think more clearly and explain better.
Sat 06 Sep 2025
Misinformation Effect vs False Memory: Unpacking Memory Biases and Human Cognition
Discover the subtle, but powerful differences between misinformation effect and false memory, and learn how cognitive biases shape our memories and decision making.
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Understanding the Backfire Effect: How Cognitive Biases Fuel Misinformation
Learn why correcting misinformation often strengthens false beliefs and how understanding cognitive biases can improve critical thinking and decision making.
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Solutions to the Misinformation Effect: Understanding Cognitive Biases and Improving Memory
Learn effective strategies to combat the misinformation effect by understanding cognitive biases, improving critical thinking, and strengthening memory recall.
Wed 03 Sep 2025
The Perseverance Effect: Why Our Biased Brain Clings to Old Beliefs
Discover why we stick to false beliefs despite new facts—the perseverance effect—and learn how understanding cognitive biases helps improve critical thinking.
Tue 02 Sep 2025
What Causes Cognitive Dissonance and How It Affects Your Mind
Discover why cognitive dissonance causes mental discomfort and learn how understanding cognitive biases can improve your critical thinking and decisions.
Mon 01 Sep 2025
Understanding the Curse of Knowledge and Its Impact on Human Cognition
Discover how the curse of knowledge bias shapes our thinking, communication, and decision making—and how to overcome it daily.
Sun 31 Aug 2025
Exploring the Reminiscence Bump: How Our Biased Brain Remembers Youth
Discover why we vividly recall our youth more than other periods—learn about the reminiscence bump and the role of cognitive biases in memory and identity.
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Understanding Dispositional Bias: How Our Biased Brain Shapes Communication
Learn how dispositional bias influences how we judge others in conversations and how recognizing cognitive biases improves communication and empathy.
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Understanding Outcome Bias in Education: Why Results Aren't Everything
Discover how outcome bias skews judgment in education and why focusing on results over process can harm true learning.
Thu 28 Aug 2025
How Dispositional Bias Shapes Our Judgments and What to Do About It
Discover how dispositional bias influences our views of others and learn practical tips to recognize and manage this common cognitive bias.
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Understanding Hindsight Bias and Confirmation Bias in Human Cognition
Discover how hindsight bias and confirmation bias influence decision making and learn to spot cognitive biases for clearer thinking.
Tue 26 Aug 2025
How Third-Person Effect Case Studies Reveal Our Biased Brain
Explore real-life Third-Person Effect cases that show how cognitive biases shape our view of influence and decision making in everyday life.
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Why Do We Remember Our Youth? The Science of the Reminiscence Bump and Cognitive Biases
Discover why we vividly remember our young adult years more than others, exploring the reminiscence bump and how cognitive biases shape memory and aging.
Sun 24 Aug 2025
Understanding the Empathy Gap: How Cognitive Biases Shape Human Connection
Discover how the empathy gap and cognitive biases affect our understanding of others’ emotions and decision-making in everyday life.
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Why We Think Others Are More Influenced: The Third-Person Effect Explained
Discover the Third-Person Effect, a fascinating cognitive bias that makes us believe others are more influenced than we are. Learn how bias shapes our thinking.
Fri 22 Aug 2025
How the Placebo Effect Shows the Power of Our Biased Brain
Discover the surprising benefits of the placebo effect and how our biased brain and cognitive biases play a role in healing and decision making.
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Understanding Trait Ascription Bias: How Our Biased Brain Shapes Perceptions of Self and Others
Discover trait ascription bias and how this cognitive bias affects how we judge ourselves versus others in everyday life.
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Why Our Biased Brain Causes Us to Underestimate Time: Understanding the Planning Fallacy
Discover why the planning fallacy tricks us all into underestimating time, and how understanding cognitive biases can improve your decision making.
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Understanding the Bystander Effect: Human Cognition and Cognitive Biases in Action
Discover real-life examples of the bystander effect and learn how cognitive biases influence our behavior in emergencies and social settings.
Mon 18 Aug 2025
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