WASHINGTON, USA - MAY 29, 2018: A Starbucks store is seen in Washington, United States. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) There are many kinds of unconscious bias, but all of them ...

Cognitive distortions, unconscious bias, cognitive bias, implicit bias, logical fallacies: you probably heard most or all of these terms. They can get really confusing if you don’t know the difference ...

At birth, our minds are like blank sponges ready to absorb new information. Then, as we grow up, we may start to let some of what we’ve learned mess with how we take on new information. This is known ...

In a meta-analysis of published research, psychologists tease out how changes in implicit bias do -- and do not -- appear to lead to changes in behavior. And why that might be. The concept of implicit ...

Confirmation bias happens when you unconsciously focus on ideas that match what you already believe. Possible reasons include wishful thinking, anxiety, info overload, and the need to protect yourself ...

We all have biases. They’re our brain’s way of reducing the energy it takes to deal with the terabytes of information thrown at us every day. We connect the dots, fill in the gaps with stuff we ...

Inequality in the Digital Age: Harvard University Professor Mahzarin Banaji, an experimental psychologist who coined the term “implicit bias” nearly 40 years ago, has developed cutting-edge methods to ...

Confirmation bias describes the tendency to favor information that confirms existing beliefs. Learn about its effects and how to mitigate its impact on financial decisions.

Artificial intelligence holds great promise for healthcare, and it is already being put to use by many forward-looking hospitals and health systems. One challenge for healthcare CIOs and clinical ...