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Cognitive Bias and The New Orthodoxy

So this week, Cognitive Bias and The New Orthodoxy.

We’ve touched on the concept of cognitive dissonance in an earlier episode.
The psychological discomfort we experience when we are required to entertain conflicting beliefs or information.

Another example – an image I have, in my head
is of a glass bridge, or a glass walkway,
in China I believe.

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The Opener

I guess some of you will know me so that’s great. And you’ll be here for the gossip, firstly and foremost, I guess?
So yes, here I am, this is it… this is what I’ve been up to for the last few months. Hi there…
OK an introduction… Well, I have struggled with this introduction cos I’m hoping it will be a kind of go to, for new listeners etc, so I’ve wanted it to be sticky, an outline of what I’m trying to cover. The struggle really was the decision has been whether to go into my own narrative or just to let COW do the talking. And of course we all get a bit nervous about exposing ourselves in public… It’s apparently one of our greatest cultural fears – speaking in public, revealing oneself, standing out from the crowd. Read More