Cat Harvey·Oct 3What’s Your Favorite Cognitive Bias?I recently discussed a future article I’m working on with a friend, citing what I thought was an illustration of cognitive authority bias…
Mozelle Martin·Apr 10The Hidden Script Behind “Let Me Tell You Something”I started hearing it in places that should not have sounded related.
Avanti Dutta·Mar 15The Bane of Sacred Authority and Why Rational Critique Threatens Psychological ComfortAn understanding of the works of Marx, Althusser, Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh, and Milgram, in pursuit of freedom from religious blinding and…A response icon1A response icon1
InJudgment Under PressurebyNishant Chandravanshi·Jan 22How Everyday Advice Trains You to Stop Trusting Your Own JudgmentYou’ve been told to trust your instincts.
gitau_kabata·Dec 31, 2025Belief Is Not an Opinion.Why Religious Ideologies Are Nearly Impossible to Debate”
The QHSE Standard·Dec 10, 2025The Bystander Effect: Why “Safety in Numbers” Is a Lethal Myth and How Crowds Watch People DieWe instinctively believe that a busy worksite with 50 people is safer than a lonely site with two. We think, “Surely, with so many eyes…
Good Thinking Team·Nov 22, 2025The Hidden Danger of ‘Boss Knows Best’: Why Authority Bias Is Costing Your CompanyHumans are wired for hierarchy. From early childhood, we learn that authority figures: parents, teachers, doctors, and bosses, know more…A response icon1A response icon1
InPresence, Not PromptsbyIan P. Pines·Nov 2, 2025Correction Meets the Block Button: A Case Study in Epistemic EvasionWhen epistemic authority is protected by blocking rather than dialogue, we’re no longer witnessing discourse — we’re witnessing evasion.A response icon2A response icon2
Simon P·Aug 19, 2025The Intelligence Paradox: When Smart Minds Get Fooled7 Mind Hacks Con Artists Use to Fool Even GENIUS Brains
Bharath·Aug 18, 2025Obedience and Perception: Why We Trust Authority More Than EvidenceThe fine line between respect for expertise and the danger of blind obedience
