Are you a skeptic always looking for the truth? Neuroscience explains why you might not find the evidence you're seeking.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias that occurs when ...

Discover how sample size neglect impacts statistical conclusions and learn to avoid this cognitive bias studied by renowned experts like Tversky and Kahneman.

At a certain point, worrying about the political environment without doing anything about it just becomes exhausting”— ...

A Spanish study shows how early clinical cues strongly shape diagnostic decisions, highlighting the need for bias awareness ...

Views writer Reghan Chartrand argues that algorithms shape what students see, reinforcing bias and making critical thinking ...

Election years are a ripe opportunity for behavioral mistakes. There seems to be a lot at stake given the potentially huge change coming around the corner. Uncertainty hangs in the air, taking up all ...

The investigation of affective states and cognitive bias in animal behaviour has emerged as a critical area of research, shedding light on how emotional states influence decision-making, perception ...

Drawing incorrect conclusions, based on ill-conceived heuristics, can lead to bad decision making. This is cognitive bias. Researchers have identified an enormous range of cognitive biases that can ...