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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

3 Cognitive Biases in Netflix's "Death Cap: The Mushroom Murders"

Cognitive biases like normalcy bias and cognitive dissonance can cause underestimation of risk and silence despite prior warning signs.
Public health
fromCornell Chronicle
1 week ago

As flu cases surge, why don't more people vaccinate? | Cornell Chronicle

Vaccination decisions are driven more by simple categorical gists of perceived risks and benefits than by precise quantitative information.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Vaping safer than smoking so why are people struggling to quit e-cigarettes?

Vaping has overtaken smoking in Great Britain, is far less harmful than smoking, yet many vapers struggle to quit amid growing misperceptions about relative risk.
Books
fromFast Company
2 months ago

5 insights to help you untangle fear knots that hold you back

Human fear is partly hardwired, shaped by biology, history, and culture, often misdirected, and can be untied with tools to align perception with real risks.
Media industry
fromFlowingData
3 months ago

Mortality in the news vs. what we usually die from

News outlets overreport rare, dramatic causes of death and underreport common causes like heart disease and cancer, skewing public perception of mortality risks.
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Why You Should Indulge Your Morbid Curiosity

Do you run to a haunted house every Halloween? Do you rubberneck after a grizzly car crash? Do you devour grotesque true crime documentaries? If so, that's natural-and it may even be good for you, according to Coltan Scrivner, a researcher of all things macabre and a fan as well-one recent project was founding a horror film festival where he lives in the Ozarks.
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