How Cognitive Biases Work

# Stuff You Should Know: Cognitive Biases

Ever wonder why you're convinced you knew something was going to happen all along, or why you keep arguing with people who disagree with you? This episode dives into the mental shortcuts our brains use to make quick decisions—and how those shortcuts often lead us astray. Josh and Chuck explore ten cognitive biases from hindsight bias to the massive confirmation bias, explaining how unconscious mental patterns shape everything from hiring decisions to why we keep believing things even when proven wrong. They reveal the eye-opening research of two psychologists who revolutionized our understanding of human decision-making, and break down experiments like the famous gorilla test that shows how our brains filter out information in surprising ways.