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Deaf, Dumb and Blind: Who is Better at Conceding They Are Wrong–Conservative or Liberal Extremists?

DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND : WHO IS BETTER AT CONCEDING THEY ARE WRONG – CONSERVATIVE OR LIBERAL EXTREMISTS? For those readers who wish to confirm their cemented bias or simply don’t read past the first paragraph or two, here is the down and dirty answer to the question posed in the title. The answer is…neither! […]

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The American Dunning-Kruger Epidemic (Or Why Ignorant People Are So Sure They’re Right)

The American Dunning-Kruger Epidemic (Or Why Ignorant People Are So Sure They’re Right) It’s time to address an epidemic in the United States. It’s one that could be deadly, particularly to liberty. It’s an epidemic of Dunning-Kruger. It’s why ignorant people are so certain that they’re right. What’s that, you ask? The Dunning Kruger effect […]

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Cognitive Biases Afflict Government “Nudgers” Too

Cognitive Biases Afflict Government “Nudgers” Too Market-based decisions may not always be entirely rational, but there is almost no incentive for governmental decisions to be rational, either. Economist Richard Thaler recently won the 2017 Nobel Prize in economics for his important work documenting widespread cognitive errors in human decision-making. All too often, people fail to act […]

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Every Single Cognitive Bias In One Infographic

Every Single Cognitive Bias In One Infographic The human brain is capable of incredible things, but it’s also extremely flawed at times. Science has shown that we tend to make all sorts of mental mistakes, called “cognitive biases”, that can affect both our thinking and actions. These biases, as Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins points out, […]

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20 cognitive biases that screw up your decisions

20 cognitive biases that screw up your decisions You make thousands of rational decisions every day — or so you think. From what you’ll eat throughout the day to whether you should make a big career move, research suggests that there are a number of cognitive stumbling blocks that affect your behaviour, and they can […]

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Tales From the Bizzaro World

Tales From the Bizzaro World Back in the 1960s, DC Comics introduced a parallel Earth called Bizarro, where everything is inverted and everyone is insane. They even have their own wacky Superman, which ends up being a formidable foe of his sane counterpart in our world. Or not in our world perhaps. Some events make […]

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Do We Live on a One Party Planet? | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

Do We Live on a One Party Planet? | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. The truth can be a slippery thing.  We each have a version but it slips and slides about in our minds as we deal with the constant flood of information coming at us from all […]

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