366. Cognitive Dissonance, Part 1: Why your brain hates being wrong

Filter It Through a Brain Cell · Aug 24, 2026 · 12m

It's technically not a bias, but instead, Cognitive Dissonance explains why our brains keep defending thinking errors even after we realize we've made one!

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