Four ways your brain is playing tricks on you | BBC Ideas

Is your brain your own worst enemy? Have you fallen into any of these mind traps recently? An exploration of the world of cognitive bias.
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[stevendalloesingh]

I have never had a 6 minute video shit on me so gracefully..

[wearealljustclowns]

Beware your thoughts. They lead you to where you find yourself.

[nuanceblacksywin]

All of that is correct. Still, if you mix this KNOWLEDGE with a few drops of HUMILITY, and WILLINGNESS to change your mind, it will probably HELP. And yes, you, me, and everyone else, will STILL be a victim of our own biases, but knowing about them can help us acknowledge it when people point them out to us, and it can help us to see it in ourselves more than we would have, if we didn't know about these tendencies. When we are IN THE MOMENT, we're likely to still mess up, but if we habitually do some introspection, and question ourselves, then we're at least setting the stage as best we can in the effort to combat our biases.
What wasn't mentioned in the video, but is VERY important in this regard, is to understand COGNITIVE DISSONANCE. It plays a HUGE part in our lives.

[NotLikeAmir]

My brain tries to trick me into saying I don't like things that I like

[oskardinovta]

Our brain is a magnificent generalization generator, pattern seeker, and short cut finder.
It must be, for it main purpose is to make sure we stay alive in this world as long as possible.

[dogestranding]

How can my brain be my worst enemy if I am my brain?

[anantmulchandani]

Relax Mr. Brain!! You aren't that bad!!

[catherinecherop]

Watching this while drinking my coffee hit another level lol

[johnconstantine]

That Caffeine - Cancer one was really GOOD! Whew!!! I almost pissed my pants...laughing hysterically now...DAMN!
Talk about cutting to the chase

[danbee]

Just responding best I can taming my biases’. With caffeine I thought I read California label coffee ‘possibly carcinogen’ due to spraying of specifically glyphosate on the crops.
I love the brain driving the car, and with the poorly parked car I feel speaks more about realistic variables, which IMO peer reviewed does not necessarily capture with a backstop of error margin ~ 3-4%. Absolution does not appear to be a strength for science especially in policy.
Its better to allow you mind to rest rather than judging everything, always look both ways when driving and remember driving requires always safety first☃️

[jaycub]

This basically a brain tryna understand more about itself

[dmitriydkoshelk]

I am very impressed by this video and knowledge inside, as well as humour. Absolutely fantastic is too weak to say! Congratulations folks, you are doing great job for the world and BBC!

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[sourabhs]

Our brains are designed for efficiency, not accuracy. This is because an efficient brains consumes less energy and can redirect it at the time of crisis.

[AppleofHisEye]

The Parking Example: Me *That Shows why they had to park that way: Me: 🤣True True these things could happen!

[raniaahmad]

It was the best video for me till this moment.. Thanks soo much

[amazeus]

Yes. Many scientists have cognitive bias called lobby and politicians. 😂

[tagaway]

At around 4:00
Then what's the answer?

[spiderliliez]

The #2 bias, the internet has of it.

[LP-opue]

Ok so on number three the cars next the red one were put well and not in a way that the red one couldn’t park. On top of that the red cars driver could’ve still Parked well at least to some degree so that example is pretty dumb
Otherwise pretty good video

[kinarast]

Dang, I think I know those biases before seeing the video to be not biased. I rated the coffee one as wrong because I have seen it somewhere that it doesn't, I drink coffee though so that could be a bias too. This is probably because of the bias too, bias to be unique and some excuses.