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
- 272
- Years Active
- 2025
Understanding the Spotlight Effect: Why You’re Not Always in the Social Spotlight
Learn about the Spotlight Effect, a cognitive bias that makes you feel overexposed, and how understanding biases improves your view of human cognition.
Wed 30 Jul 2025
How the IKEA Effect Reveals Biases in Our Brain and Decision Making
Discover the IKEA Effect experiments and explore how our biased brain values effort, shaping human cognition and decision making.
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Understanding the Clustering Illusion: How Our Biased Brain Sees Fake Patterns
Discover how the clustering illusion tricks your mind into seeing patterns that aren’t real and learn how to spot this common cognitive bias.
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Understanding Negativity Bias: How Our Biased Brain Shapes Our Thoughts
Discover how negativity bias influences our thinking, decisions, and emotions, and learn to balance your perspective with insights from cognitive biases.
Sun 27 Jul 2025
Pro-Innovation Bias in Technology: Why We Love New Gadgets Too Much
Discover how pro-innovation bias shapes our view on technology and learn to balance excitement with critical thinking for better decisions.
Sat 26 Jul 2025
How Belief Bias Affects Critical Thinking and Decision Making
Discover how belief bias impacts critical thinking and decision making, and learn to recognize cognitive biases that shape human cognition.
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Understanding Survivorship Bias: How Our Biased Brain Skews Success Stories
Discover how survivorship bias tricks your mind by focusing on winners and ignoring failures, and learn to sharpen your critical thinking skills today.
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Understanding Availability Heuristic and Cognitive Biases in Decision Making
Discover how the availability heuristic and other cognitive biases shape our decisions and learn to think critically with insights from The Biased Brain.
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Understanding the Reminiscence Bump: How Our Biased Brain Shapes Memories and Decisions
Discover the reminiscence bump and how our biased brain stores memories from youth, influencing human cognition, decision-making, and critical thinking.
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Understanding Implicit Associations and the Biased Brain
Explore how implicit associations shape your perceptions and decisions, and learn how understanding cognitive biases can improve critical thinking.
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Overcoming Group Attribution Error: Smarter Thinking for a Biased Brain
Learn how to reduce group attribution error and improve your critical thinking by understanding cognitive biases and human cognition better.
Sun 20 Jul 2025
Understanding the Reminiscence Bump: Why Early Memories Stand Out and Shape Our Minds
Discover why we vividly remember adolescence and early adulthood through the reminiscence bump and how cognitive biases influence these memories.
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Naive Realism Explained: How Our Biased Brain Shapes Reality and Decision Making
Discover naive realism—the belief our perspective is reality—and how cognitive biases affect human cognition and decisions every day.
Fri 18 Jul 2025
How the Primacy Effect Influences Your First Impressions and Decisions
Explore everyday examples of the primacy effect, a cognitive bias that shapes first impressions and affects decision making in surprising ways.
Thu 17 Jul 2025
The Rhyme Reason Effect: How Catchy Rhymes Trick Your Biased Brain
Discover how the rhyme reason effect influences trust in phrases and the role of cognitive biases in shaping human cognition and decision making.
Wed 16 Jul 2025
How the Mere Exposure Effect Shapes Your Favorite Brands and Buyer Behavior
Discover how the mere exposure effect influences your brand preferences and decisions by tapping into our biased brain and cognitive shortcuts.
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Understanding the Ben Franklin Effect and Cognitive Biases in Human Cognition
Discover the Ben Franklin Effect’s origin and how cognitive biases shape human decision making and relationships. Learn more about your biased brain today!
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Understanding the Placebo Effect: How Our Biased Brain Influences Healing
Discover how the placebo effect reveals the power of belief, cognitive biases, and human cognition in shaping health and decision-making.
Sun 13 Jul 2025
Empathy Gap Explained: How Cognitive Biases Shape Our Feelings and Decisions
Learn how the empathy gap and other cognitive biases influence our emotions and decision making, with easy examples and insights for better critical thinking.
Sat 12 Jul 2025
How Optimism Bias Shapes Our Decisions and Reality
Discover how optimism bias influences our mindset, decision making, and why understanding cognitive biases can improve critical thinking and reduce risks.
Fri 11 Jul 2025
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