Learn how cognitive and emotional biases influence investment decisions, and learn some practical strategies to recognize, ...

We all tend to make unconscious judgments about people based on their social identities and the cultural stereotypes that cling to them. But bias can be disastrous for its targets, affecting their ...

In January 2019, Jade Alburo, librarian for Southeast Asian and Pacific Island studies at UCLA, wrote a Twitter thread that recounted a patron’s experience searching another large academic archive.

Tasting food is an essential skill for chefs, but the challenge lies in doing so without personal bias. Chefs employ various techniques to ensure their evaluations are objective, allowing them to ...

Cognitive biases can pop up when your brain uses existing knowledge to make decisions quickly. In some cases, cognitive bias may lead you to make a snap judgment before thinking things through.

Confirmation bias happens when you unconsciously focus on ideas that match what you already believe. Possible reasons include wishful thinking, anxiety, info overload, and the need to protect yourself ...

If someone asked you whether people of different genders should be treated equally or Black people deserved the same opportunities as white people, odds are you’d say yes. But everyone, even the best ...

Since Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life was published on December 5, I’ve been asked hundreds of questions by readers, reporters, scholars, podcasters, and TV ...