In a world awash in data, you’d think it would be relatively easy to make informed, objective decisions. But there’s a problem that gets in your way, even with all of this information at your fingertips: You see what you want to see.
On this episode of Choiceology with Dan Heath ( , we look at the tendency to favor information that confirms pre-existing beliefs.
The episode begins in Europe in the 16th century, with a secret debate about sainthood, and then moves to a harrowing story of crime and punishment in contemporary America.
Neuroscientist Tali Sharot ( explains the biological roots of this bias, and how it is actually a fundamentally useful mental shortcut. Her book is called The Influential Mind. (
Dean Gillispie is now listed with the National Registry of Exonerations ( .
Mark Godsey’s ( book on his experience advocating for Dean Gillispie is called Blind Injustice. (
You can find out how to fight back against the influence of this bias in your financial decisions in a bonus article on Schwab.com. (
Choiceology is an original podcast from Charles Schwab. ( For more on the series, visit schwab.com/podcast. (
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