Lawyers strive for fairness and justice in every case they handle. However, the behavioral science research shows that human reasoning in legal contexts is inherently flawed and vulnerable to both ...

View the high resolution version of today’s graphic by clicking here. The human brain is capable of incredible things, but it’s also extremely flawed at times. Science has shown that we tend to make ...

Human behavior is, well, human. Much of people's behavior represents automatic responses to their environment without awareness why they’re responding this way. Many of these automatic responses are ...

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

Emergent biases can still emerge even when we have trained the machine-learning algorithms with a cleansed data set with no known biases. The AI bias problem is often treated as a data problem, ...

Cognitive biases can negatively impact our relationships. Source: Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash Human relationships are complex and are shaped by emotions, experiences, and personalities. They are also ...

Nijeer Parks was accused of shoplifting and attempting to hit an officer with his car—despite the fact that he was 30 miles away when the crime took place. So far, he’s the third Black man to have ...

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 ...