Staying Open-minded: Part 01

Module 1 begins with our natural aversion to uncertainty showing that this cognitive-emotional discomfort predisposes us to systematic biases in our thinking. This is explored in terms of Daniel Kahneman’s (2011) ‘System 1 and System 2 thinking’ and the Confirmation Bias that so often renders us closed-minded.

Module 1 begins with our natural aversion to uncertainty showing that this cognitive-emotional discomfort predisposes us to systematic biases in our thinking. This is explored in terms of Daniel Kahneman’s (2011) ‘System 1 and System 2 thinking’ and the Confirmation Bias that so often renders us closed-minded.