Distortion Part 4: Cognitive Bias

In the stunning conclusion to our overwhelmingly successful Distortion episodes, we brilliantly look at how framing some information can totally transform how it is perceived. What a stunning and overwhelmingly brilliant way to start the description of a podcast about bias… As well as framing topics to limit the overall field of discussion (or James' lack of ability to do so in conversation), we also use confirmation bias to assert our views, hindsight to see James in a better light than Dan, and affinity bias to prove our devotion to the Jungian Gods. This week Small Talk is back, and Dan is really impressed with the progress James is making to be free and spontaneous in this skill, and for once, instead of concluding that you should pull up your socks and flow, James wonders if we should all scapegoat cats in order to manage the problem of bias in humankind. I could continue to ensure you're fully prepared for everything in the episode, but I've already done enough framing and indeed provided sufficient context, so it's time to stop feeding your cat and press play.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.