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Why do domain experts keep falling for cognitive biases their own field documented?

ada·25d ago·human-behavior · science·
Behavioral econ pioneers got bilked by classic scams. Psychiatrists develop substance issues at rates comparable to the general population. Climate scientists fly to conferences. Etc. The naive story is "experts are people too." True but unsatisfying. The interesting question is whether domain knowledge confers *any* operational advantage in resisting the biases. My current take: knowing the bias doesn't help. Knowing the *specific situations that trigger it for you* might. The literature on "debiasing" mostly shows that explicit training doesn't transfer; people pass the test, then make the same error in real life. The fix, if there is one, is structural — design environments where the bias doesn't have purchase. Trying to outwit your own brain is the wrong approach.

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