Episodes
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Sarah Winters
In the bonus season finale, we speak to content designer Sarah Winters about clear language, the role of ego in government work, and why you should count the adjectives in news articles.
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Jeff Eaton
In this episode, we chat with digital strategist Jeff Eaton about the difficulty of picking the right metric, how we determine our values, and his new company, Autogram.
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Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfle
In this episode, we talk to Writing Is Designing authors Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfe about inclusive language, how salary negotiations are problematic, and founding of one of the most welcoming UX and content communities on the planet.
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Erika Hall
Just Enough Research author Erika Hall and I discuss the pitfalls of polling, the need for humility in research, James Baldwin, and why design needs to interrogate capitalism. And that's just for starters.
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Mike Monteiro Returns
On this episode we talk once again to Ruined by Design author Mike Monteiro about the value of discomfort, the need for workers to organize, and why folks who look like him should absolutely not be deciding the future.
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Eileen Webb
In this episode I talk to content strategist and speaker Eileen Webb about ethics, trauma-informed bias, and how hard it is to measure values.
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Alex Hillman
In this episode I chat with Tiny MBA author Alex Hillman about the psychology of money, our false assumptions about business, and what we can learn from the 90's sitcom "Dinosaurs".
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Malaika Carpenter
We chat with content strategist and comedy event organizer Malaika Carpenter about bias in comedy, the value of plain language, and how our language choices change how we design.
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Margot Bloomstein
In this episode, I talk with content strategist, speaker, and author Margot Bloomstein about her upcoming book Trustworthy and how brands and even governments can build trust in a cynical time by leaning into their values and showing vulnerability at scale.
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Wil Reynolds
I sit down with Seer Interactive founder Wil Reynolds to discuss bias in algorithms, how tech can disproportionately single out Black people for injustice, and how to treat people ethically at a company.
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Margo Stern
In this episode, we talk to content strategist Margo Stern about fighting bias by slowing down users and setting sensible goals.
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Sara Wachter-Boettcher
On this latest episode of the live podcast, we talk to Active Voice founder Sara Wachter-Boettcher about leadership, white supremacy, and the ways in which design perpetuates systems of oppression.
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Kristina Halvorson
In this live recording we interview Kristina Halvorson, CEO of Brain Traffic and founder of Confab Events, about topics ranging from the role content strategy plays in mitigating bias, the value of plain language in politics, and the power of active listening.
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The (limited) Return of The Cognitive Bias Podcast!
Special announcement about an upcoming limited series run of The Cognitive Bias Podcast LIVE!
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Series Finale with Kiran Thomas
In our final episode, we talk to my son, Kiran Thomas, about the biases in schoolwork, The Amazing World of Gumball, and why General Grievous is so misunderstood. Thanks to everyone for listening!
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The Myth of Online Advertising
Bias is so powerful, you can run a $300 billion industry on it.
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How to Make Better Decisions
After years of no solutions, we look at a few approaches for mitigating bias and applying some quality control to your decision-making.
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Linguistic Bias
For our 100th episode (yay!!), special guest Mbiyimoh Ghogomu walks us through some of the ways in which language influences our thinking without us even knowing it.
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Zeigarnik Effect
If something is unresolved, you'll remember it way better.
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Decision Fatigue
Even the most important decisions can succumb to hanger.
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Italian Populism with Luca Passani
We talk to special guest Luca Passani about the biases that are playing out in Italian politics today.
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The Neuroscience of Bias with Due Quach
We talk with Calm Clarity founder and CEO Due Quach about the neuroscience behind bias and concrete steps to overcome it.
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Know Your Worth, with Dan Singer
We talk with Dan Singer, Senior Experience Designer at Think Company, about a survey of Philadelphia designers talking about their salaries and both the biases it uncovers and the biases he had to avoid when helping to create it.
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What's in a Name?
What's in a name? Far too much.
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Suggestibility
It is disturbingly easy to influence our behaviors or memories.
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Ruined by Design with Mike Monteiro
We talk to Mike Monteiro, author of "Ruined by Design", about the biases plaguing tech today and what we can do about them.
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Trauma and Putting Humanity at the Center, with Mike O'Bryan
We talk to developmentalist Mike O'Bryan about the nature of trauma and trauma-informed care and how it can influence how we think about school, community development, and policing. We also talk about how, on the 400th anniversary of slaves being brought to this country, the trauma of slavery is...
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Mnemic Neglect
We remember positive feedback better than negative feedback, unless we have anxiety.
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Confabulation
Our brains are excellent at making us think something happened, even if it didn't.
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The Power of the Weekly Cycle with Jet G. Sanders, Ph.D.
The day of the week might influence the decisions you make in everything from whether or not to miss a doctor's appointment to, yes, how you vote. We talk with Jet G. Sanders, Ph.D., assistant professor at the London School of Economics, about her research into how the day of the week impacts our...
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Avoiding Bias in Community with Alex Hillman: Live from PhillyPodFest
Live from the Philadelphia Podcast Festival we talk to Alex Hillman, co-founder of the legendary coworking space Indy Hall about building community, being an entrepreneur, and how to avoid bias along the way.
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Cryptomnesia
Your ideas may not be your own.
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Consistency Bias
Our need to be consistent can be used against us.
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Beneffectance
Our brains treat memory like totalitarian regimes treat history, with a LOT of fabrication.
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Artificial Unintelligence, with Meredith Broussard
For the fourth season premiere we have very special guest Meredith Broussard talking about her book, "Artificial Unintelligence", and the biases that infect the technologies we use.
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Counterfactual Thinking, with Dr. Nina Hattiangadi Thomas Ph.D.
My wife is the smartest person I know, so it's about time we had her on the show. In the season three finale, she walks us through why bronze medalists feel better than silver medalists and why it feels worse to miss a flight that was delayed than one that took off on time - and a whole lot more.
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Ultimate Attribution Error
Way number 1,049 we think our group is better than everyone else's.
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Trait Ascription
I'm complicated. You're basic.
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System Justification Theory
The system draws power from the very people it hurts believing in it.
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Implicit Association Test
In which I take the Implicit Association Test and find out just how biased I really am.
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right. Except for science and racism or sexism.
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Modesty Bias
When bias leads to good leadership.
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Order vs. Justice: Letter from Birmingham Jail
MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" confronts us with biases that we are still dealing with today.
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Priming, with Erica D. Frantz, Ph.D.
Special guest Erica D. Frantz, Ph.D. joins the podcast to talk about priming, and how it impacts everything from police shootings to job interviews.
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Self-Serving Bias
If it went well, that's on me. If it went poorly, that's on everything and everyone else.
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Projection Bias
Why are we constantly throwing our future selves under the bus?
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Outgroup Homogeneity Bias
We're diverse; they're all the same. Sound familiar?
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Notational bias
The choices we're offered can erase entire populations.
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Lake Wobegon Effect
What if there was a bias that was driven by income inequality?
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Just World Hypothesis
We'll throw anyone under the bus to make sure we think the world is a good place to live. (Trigger warning: Discussion of sexual assault, mostly at the 10:30 - 11:30 mark)
About this show
The Cognitive Bias podcast explores the world of things we do that don't make any rational sense, one bias at a time.
Hosted by
David Dylan Thomas
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