High Science

The human brain is an amazing piece of natural machinery. It is easily the most complex thing the universe has ever produced. That being said, sometimes it just doesn't work right. High Science tackles cognitive biases: the leanings, shortcomings, and pitfalls of our natural thought processes. No one is immune, but we can better deal with these issues by recognizing them in ourselves and others. Disclaimer: Due to a brief microphone malfunction and an asshole cricket, some parts of this episode have low quality audio. Difference between logical fallacies and cognitive biases Anchoring Effect Rosey Retrospection Post-Rationalization Outcome Bias Barnum Effect Backfire Effect Identifiable Victim Effect Reactance Rhyme is Reason Effect Sexual Over-perception / Under-perception Bias Dunning-Kruger Effect Experimenter / Expectation Bias Ben Franklin Effect Bias Blind Spot Availability Cascade Hostile Attribution Bias Pareidolia Illusion of Control Anthropomorphism Choice-