Cognitive biases can pop up when your brain uses existing knowledge to make decisions quickly. In some cases, cognitive bias may lead you to make a snap judgment before thinking things through.

Working on self-awareness can help you realistically assess your strengths and weaknesses. Try to avoid blaming outside factors for negative outcomes. You can accept feedback and be open to ...

People with a self-serving bias take praise for positive events and blame their mistakes on others. This bias can boost your self-image, but it can also cause plenty of tension in your relationships.

Looking back at 2025, it’s obviously, on a daily basis, why the broadcast networks are dismissed by most Americans as a source of daily advertising for one side of the political debate. This tilt has ...

Rosy Southwell is a postdoc research scientist at CU Boulder who holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from University College London, UK and an MS in Natural Sciences from University of Cambridge, UK ...