<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:32:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/biases/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Algorithms and Echo Chambers]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is an old truism that "birds have a feather flock together." It speaks to the fact that we humans tend to gravitate towards others who have had similar experiences to ours, and who think]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/algorithms-and-echo-chambers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/algorithms-and-echo-chambers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:02:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6ifLRo7QfuiK4RvzWXjmhMaBeWyCThaWfeFepUdS1WAfBDhCxYFLtsdawADiSgntk4qNUB3D51b9fZo6SxUpzBNiVybdfJABtz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun View from Hexagonal Gaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sunlight in the afternoon produces a burst of light that passes through the hexagonal gaps.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127238/@pandaradvanture/sun-view-from-hexagonal-gaps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127238/@pandaradvanture/sun-view-from-hexagonal-gaps</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127238]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pandaradvanture]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:29:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8Lv8YSoQQbMJET5uFt18skRFEEuocZpznD2iMTBe26VtquYFMwQULvo4Ras7rVfm37e9CkFHNmjAFdcUcRmyNkQSsJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The more I read about the "problems" with retraining pilots on F-16s, the less hope they are given.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Title: Investigative Analysis: Unverified Social Media Claims and Political Commentary Annotation: This report delves into unverified claims and political commentary circulating on social media platforms,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investigateanalysis/@tomberuk/the-more-i-read-about</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investigateanalysis/@tomberuk/the-more-i-read-about</guid><category><![CDATA[investigateanalysis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomberuk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 00:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnV8kGafVRBJowco3Sqo5ZFJ3uB8DocScRyoRDq4exmxPisBUppPu9Lgox41EZ29WrnjYLjfH99Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friday the 13th, and Other Scary Thoughts...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. For some people that brings to mind a scary movie, but it also brings to mind a "scary and unfortunate day," regardless of the 1980 horror film. Superstitions are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/friday-the-13th-and-other-scary-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/friday-the-13th-and-other-scary-thoughts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 07:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa7M7ASWRLcM1LXJS24dZCPgdr8N9ad7snyr3pvCkq2MDQG9b1Q7dhEFfVrJESD2eYcjAyyte7dsn2EdWaFYnEP5RAf8QCUMUPCz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bias]]></title><description><![CDATA[People have biases. It's normal. On the other hand, people like to be convinced by. But persuasion is a long way. You haven't time for that. Easier if you support the people's biases. It brings them faster]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bias/@garygrand/bias-r6zwvo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bias/@garygrand/bias-r6zwvo</guid><category><![CDATA[bias]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garygrand]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:07:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Availability Heuristics in Magic the Gathering vs Splinterlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’re coming here from Magic: The Gathering, you may experience the same thing I did. I wanted to do really well, and I felt like I had an advantage coming from Magic. Well, I was very wrong. Splinterlands]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@octopus-mtg/availability-heuristics-in-magic-the-gathering-vs-splinterlands</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@octopus-mtg/availability-heuristics-in-magic-the-gathering-vs-splinterlands</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[octopus-mtg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 03:26:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCAP843kyRm9ToQkcyktTqHoCRtu75pVapNpkhQi3riEYxkEsiZ2WgmuGnQ4yzQitSm587XFMXih4ZZKS493rjvmwLb3oHL8JdgaG5vaeeobm2hRKnupop?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need prediction markets for COVID.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Very early in the pandemic I wrote to Predictit, urging them to open prediction markets related to COVID-19. They replied that they are "not authorized" to do so, which I took to mean their board]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/prediction/@nooses/we-need-prediction-markets-for-covid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/prediction/@nooses/we-need-prediction-markets-for-covid</guid><category><![CDATA[prediction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nooses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2021 19:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCZ6odhod2CJFypW8e9mQQXFx4Hs3JmRLJ36RE2ZitzDgrxXE1oEYkkjc8ofaFKpW2qWnCQsjnSU7yyBAP15YjX8XrtEc8bRpQe3f8uN5C2Ypiz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Bill Gates Thanos?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the Avengers story, a murderous psychopath is convinced half the living creatures in the universe need to die for peace and balance to exist. The sense of inevitability permeates the character’s every]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@lukestokes/is-bill-gates-thanos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@lukestokes/is-bill-gates-thanos</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lukestokes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:47:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBBQkN3tCkeqGDncZiRLVNg5Jyv5RiCGf2FwTABcit1xhs1VtVFW7QFoLDRpDGNvJPN5p4ZZRm3dA5vatePdxCieJARWW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cognitive Biases That Screw Up Decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[(improvehandwritingtips.net)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/improve/@gabriel0/cognitive-biases-that-screw-up-decisions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/improve/@gabriel0/cognitive-biases-that-screw-up-decisions</guid><category><![CDATA[improve]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gabriel0]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:45:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ4goEgpBb3wjdUZvYeFyoMdAWosQx7aXidJjb4CLu8bPYeEZV4Aub1nnbxXZVeHJRuntLdTtwAtm8Kh73h7YCNgrXuHpG8xoEAL6mPZKXcNqce52az6xBp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cognitive ease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's another delightful cognitive bias we have as humans:![m.jpg] Oh yeah, this works wonders to indoctrinate anyone given enough time and the right conditions. The more you hear about something the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@razvanelulmarin/cognitive-ease</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@razvanelulmarin/cognitive-ease</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[razvanelulmarin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 08:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruv8X2R8t7XDv5HGXyHWCCu4rKmbB5pmEzjYSu7kdPViJuXHvtKJoPMGn5sLDz9EiBgCtdmgcPfQEa7bZHXSnatHrYKodFEVYUDtXimRY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recommendations For Standardized Testing In Hiring Processes At Multinational Corporations, Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have not read Part 1, make sure to check it out before going into Part 2! One form of standardized testing is personality testing. Personality testing can be used to identify specific characteristics]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/talentmanagement/@capatazche/recommendations-for-standardized-testing-in-hiring-processes-at-multinational-corporations-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/talentmanagement/@capatazche/recommendations-for-standardized-testing-in-hiring-processes-at-multinational-corporations-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[talentmanagement]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[capatazche]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 04:01:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNyiKeeitC6vEjWGD4kkgNaJAGMAkrQoDUBzveVKVeyzwdpeTyM11D7Rzvyo29bE95tnSyX1juQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recommendations For Standardized Testing In Hiring Processes At Multinational Corporations, Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[The success of any global organization is dependent upon the productivity and collaboration of its employees. Therefore, companies pour significant time and expense into finding the right talent for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/talentmanagement/@capatazche/recommendations-for-standardized-testing-in-hiring-processes-at-multinational-corporations-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/talentmanagement/@capatazche/recommendations-for-standardized-testing-in-hiring-processes-at-multinational-corporations-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[talentmanagement]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[capatazche]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 06:25:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP4Rn76QBfnbowYeoQmDr8LcUmEk1C1Do7XJYRAh567MnPc1jj5A6CdpVn78iYAu2yjBZ8a2EJa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[About Biases In Many Forms and Shapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's no such thing as an unbiased person. As I explained in an earlier post ("Matter of Opinion"), biases come from different life philosophies, experiences, background and influences. Most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gadrian/about-biases-in-many-forms-and-shapes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@gadrian/about-biases-in-many-forms-and-shapes</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gadrian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 12:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2K7UaB2gxWTWi55ob8MS46uTE1zGWC6KwocHACQQ88w6FXZNmbU8hP6YAKeF6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I AM RIGHT!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you love to say "I told you so!"? Do you like to make predictions and forget when you were wrong but boast about the ones you were right about? Do you have beliefs about what politician or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@razvanelulmarin/i-am-right</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@razvanelulmarin/i-am-right</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[razvanelulmarin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 09:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaLHiLQdsETDfZf42A6RBySZrV9RxdmBDVAowfVJKL2ZFBY8JdBTscxbhn8WwArqDFsi2mEzYf5Msc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CryptoTwoddle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry for the title but I just read “It uses a DAG so it is Quantum secure.”. A dag may or may not be quantum secure, I can not see how one could possibly imply one from the other. The coin in question]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrencies/@gilescope/cryptotwoddle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrencies/@gilescope/cryptotwoddle</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrencies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gilescope]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 22:43:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Cognitive Biases Influence How You Think and Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[  A cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that affects the  decisions and judgments that people make. Some of these biases are  related to memory. The way you remember an event]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/skepticism/@trasteandolinux/how-cognitive-biases-influence-how-you-think-and-act</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/skepticism/@trasteandolinux/how-cognitive-biases-influence-how-you-think-and-act</guid><category><![CDATA[skepticism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trasteandolinux]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:32:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCU4r99QQmqzkC6dRiafj9pybKSetPpnTNjhxXyR9M1feG29WVE8721iGSPT5XmTzKKHWT5zVsLeXJV9v3K7oc4Hou5d3VJ8WFhsDCnp3xbRmd6BqHBGHao4kGJpKpoEDdc6L4zjBE6SS74UQVFf7n1UgZpz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cognitive biases and traps in one infographics.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source- designhacks.co]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/biases/@vipin/cognitive-biases-and-traps-in-one-infographics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/biases/@vipin/cognitive-biases-and-traps-in-one-infographics</guid><category><![CDATA[biases]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vipin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 09:19:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdx1j2okjM2W59iSekwpgWmZz7pdHR6Z6QdAZ6UrArwKuSuet2cg1NMJtz6H7JiY7hXDifW6MxxXCyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From my notes-Endownment effect ?]]></title><description><![CDATA[People generally put more value to things which they really own or posses ,so if you have to value two exactly same things and one of them is owned by you then you will put more value to the same thing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/paychology/@vipin/from-my-notes-endownment-effect-2017710t165648662z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/paychology/@vipin/from-my-notes-endownment-effect-2017710t165648662z</guid><category><![CDATA[paychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vipin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 11:27:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[From my Notes-Framing effect??]]></title><description><![CDATA[This effect occurs when we change the wording of the sentence of the problem and people start observing it differently. May be loss becomes cost and more risk becomes neutral etc. For example if you tell]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@vipin/from-my-notes-framing-effect-2017710t123250320z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@vipin/from-my-notes-framing-effect-2017710t123250320z</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vipin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 07:02:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[False Memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[How Memories Work What does it mean to be human? Every Science Fiction story, no matter how unique the plot may be, addresses this question. This concept of humanity is explored through different themes,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@psycmaster/false-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@psycmaster/false-memories</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[psycmaster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2017 15:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eJ1KnaXVZMJuvKLehDSgqRF8rKtvu7faDz6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>