Bias Archive
A priest, a rabbi, and an atheist walk into a conference
On November 26, 2012 In Bias, Education, Faith & Disbelief, Groupthink, Opinion, Self-Awareness
My newest article, “A priest, a rabbi, and an atheist walk into a conference,” for ToledoFAVS.com (our local hub of the Religion News Service) is up. In this piece I reflect on this year’s annual meetings of The American Academy of Religion and The Society of Biblical Literature through the eyes of two scientific studies on group
Why the world could use a few brave outcasts
On November 3, 2012 In Bias, Groupthink, Neuroscience, Opinion, Science
My newest article (“Why the world could use a few brave outcasts“) is up at ToledoFavs.com, a local hub for the Religion News Service. This new piece is on the perils of “groupthink.” It’s a subject that has been on my mind lately, largely because of incidents like the alleged abuse in the Boy Scouts and
The unrelenting power of bias
On September 29, 2012 In Bias, Opinion, Philosophy, Science
Never underestimate the power of bias. My newest article, “Forgive us our biases, as we forgive,” for Toledo Faith and Values (the local news hub for the Religion News Service) shows just how pervasive bias is in our decision making. In this piece for their culture and science section, I look at three scientific studies on bias