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Confirmation Bias Explained

ThoughtMonkey takes us through why Confirmation Bias exists, where it presents itself and what we can do about it.

Confirmation Bias

Confirmation bias is a person’s tendency to favor information that confirms their assumptions, preconceptions or hypotheses whether these are actually and independently true or not.

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The replication crisis is good for science

Science is in the midst of a crisis: A surprising fraction of published studies fail to replicate when the procedures are repeated.

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Do our Political Views Influence Vaccination Rates?

Research suggests that individual’s political and moral outlook have a role in vaccine uptake, but this may differ from country to country

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I Will Not Follow the Herd

I’m smarter now, and after spending countless hours on Google, have become a self-described expert, and have made a better decision for my second daughter: we will not be using car seats.