12/06/2025
Bias isn’t always about belief — sometimes it’s just bad formatting.
A new study in Judgment and Decision Making found that people cling to their political views not because they’re stubborn… but because the data is too damn hard to read.
When researchers re-framed complex info as simple percentages, people suddenly made better choices — even when the topic was controversial.
💡The takeaway? Simplify the data, and the brain becomes less tribal.
Brought to you by someone who’s spent 10 years studying bad decisions: The Choice Guy.