Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Human beings like to surround themselves with people like themselves—people with similar values, personalities, interests and ...

Nathan Reiff has been writing expert articles and news about financial topics such as investing and trading, cryptocurrency, ETFs, and alternative investments on Investopedia since 2016. Samantha (Sam ...

Bias is a hot topic. Many people have expressed concern about bias in admissions, hiring, policing, sentencing, social media moderation, and many other aspects of society. The worry is that biases ...

Understanding and overcoming this cognitive bias in finance and investing Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. Among the many threats to decision making, few are as ...

How do you defeat unconscious bias? First, you need to know what it is. Unconscious bias (also known as implicit bias) refers to unconscious forms of discrimination and stereotyping based on race, ...

Working on self-awareness can help you realistically assess your strengths and weaknesses. Try to avoid blaming outside factors for negative outcomes. You can accept feedback and be open to ...

Discover why the "bad portions" of the user journey are the ones that tend to be remembered, and what to do about it.

We talk to Cristina Gonzalez, a physician at New York University, who runs a lab that uses simulations to help medical professionals check their implicit bias at the exam room door. This video is part ...

Unit bias, sometimes referred to as “unit preference” or “unit-of-account bias,” is a cognitive bias that most cryptocurrency founders exploit to attract investors. It refers to the tendency of ...

My journalism degree required a capstone project — a sort-of bachelor’s level thesis paper on a subject we were meant to dig into and understand deeply. I chose media bias because it seemed the most ...

Rarely a day goes by without a news story about the behavior of U.S. judges. These stories tend to focus on their courtroom behavior and alleged bias in high-profile cases. For example, Judge Aileen ...