The next student-led discussion of Cognitive Science Community will take place Tuesday, November 27th, starting at 6:30 p.m. This week's topic is Cognitive Biases, and the discussion leader will be Nick Hollman.

Discussion overview: Cognitive biases plague nearly all aspects of our lives. They influence how we make decisions, predictions, and judgments calls. This presentation will focus specifically on how cognitive biases get in the way of effectively helping others. "Why doesn't our caring scale with the size of the problem or number of people in need?" and "What are the implications of this?" are examples of the questions posed in this presentation. We will start with a brief introduction to the topic of cognitive biases and then explore the intersection with altruism. Lecture, discussion, and small group activity included.