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MindBrained Think Tank+ Confirmation Bias This month’s sources (listen to one first): Lite Confirmation Bias, by Bo Bennett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_YkdMwEO5U Deep You Are Not so Smart article: https://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/23/confirmation-bias Confirmation Bias is our tendency to seek evidence that supports our beliefs and that confirms our assumptions — when we could just as well seek disconfirmation of those beliefs and assumptions instead. Bo Bennett’s short video explains Confirmation Bias succinctly and clearly. Bo has also become a Think Tank contributor this month. Think Tank Panelists: James Dunn & Hiroshi Nakagawa Reviewers: Bo Bennett Cover photo: by Gabor from Hungary on morguefile.com Curtis Kelly Ayumu Chinen & Tim Murphey