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"The DNA is a match": Confirmation Bias

"The DNA is a match": Confirmation Bias

Update: 2019-10-15

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We have more information at our fingertips than ever before… but this doesn’t mean we’re making better decisions. Why? One culprit: the confirmation bias. From DNA analysis and political debates to the strategies we use in business and fantasy football, our desire to confirm our beliefs skews how we interpret the data in front of us.

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"The DNA is a match": Confirmation Bias

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