In this episode of Cerebral, we will briefly explore how "Availability Heuristic" or "Availability Bias", a mental shortcut that we use to assign likelihoods of a particular event or behavior, leads to irrational fears and makes us vulnerable t

Ep6: Halo Bias

Feb 15th, 2021 16m 1s

In this episode of Cerebral, we explore the halo bias. Music: Ketsa - No-Light-Without-DarknessBlear Moon - Learning from kidsBio Unit - ChaseLinks: https://www.thelawproject.com.au/insights/attractiveness-bias-in-the-legal-systemhttps

Ep5: What is "Thinking"?

Jan 18th, 2021 14m 39s

In this episode of Cerebral, we unpack "thinking" and understand various components involved in it using the framework described by Jonathan Baron in his book Thinking and Deciding. Resources: Thinking and DecidingMusic: Audiobinger - Iso

Ep4: Negativity Bias

Jan 2nd, 2021 19m 23s

In this episode of Cerebral, we will learn about negativity bias and explore how "Bad" seemingly triumphs "Good" in various aspects of life. Music: Hoist, Our Young Guts - Andy Cohen Hare Krisha, Star of David - SiddharthaResources: ht

Ep3: Spotlight Effect

Dec 19th, 2020 12m 19s

In this episode of Cerebral, we explore Spotlight Effect and understand the psychological concepts like Egocentrism that cause it. Resources: Spotlight EffectTheory of MindEgocentrismMusic: Prasad by Siddhartha CorsusHakuna Matata

Ep2: Simulation Heuristic

Dec 12th, 2020 17m 14s

In this episode of Cerebral, we look into simulation heuristic and understand how it can trick us into becoming more anxious about the events in the real world. Resources:Wikipedia EntryPaper describing effects of simulation heuristic on an

Ep1: Attribution Biases

Dec 5th, 2020 16m

In this episode, we look into attribution and understand the biases we fall prey to when using attribution in our lives. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_(psychology)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_biashttps:/

Welcome to Cerebral Podcast

Nov 28th, 2020 8m 5s

Welcome to the Cerebral Podcast! The goal of this podcast is to enhance our thinking experience and better appreciate the nature of our minds. I will share 5-15 minute episodes exploring topics from fields like cognitive and social psychology,

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