Medical experts want to treat everyone equally, but implicit bias can shape their treatment recommendations. Learn how doctors can subvert their bias to make medical treatment equitable.
We’ve all heard of cases where two people receive very different sentences for committing identical crimes. One hidden bias that can influence these kinds of decisions is the Anchoring Effect.
Ms. King and Ms. Kang are both native-born American citizens. Are they equally American? The answer may seem obvious to you… but your brain might disagree.
One powerful way to turn the stress response into an advantage is to reappraise it. What are other ways to manage stress? Stress expert Professor Katie McLaughlin weighs in.
Negative stress is bad for us. But the science suggests that when reframed, the stress response actually helps us perform better. Learn about the science of cognitive reappraisal, featuring Professor Kate McLaughlin.
A common expression tells us that “seeing is believing”. But sometimes there are illusions at work, whether we’re looking at checkerboards, human faces, or resumes. Luckily, there are ways we can debunk them.
Here’s a little memory test designed by psychologists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman (1973) to reveal a cognitive blindspot.
Expectations can be powerful. Even if they’re never said out loud, the beliefs we carry in our minds can become self-fulfilling prophecies.
Most of us believe we can control what pieces of information influence our decisions. But when it comes down to it, can we? The Stroop Test suggests: no. Try it for yourself.
Humans help each other all the time. So what’s wrong with helping?
Our faces broadcast information about us: whether we’re smart, warm, trustworthy. How do these signals influence decision-making – and are they accurate?
400 years ago, we began to explore the universe with simple tools, and it challenged our beliefs about our place in the universe. Are investigations of the universe inside our minds any different?
