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Re:Pre-Existing Immunity to CRISPR Found in 96% of People in... by abundant on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @01:09PM (#18347459)
One reason to maintain skepticism about the “cognitive biases” concept is that the phrase implies a value judgment— “cognitive heuristics” would be a more value-neutral framing.
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Re:Pre-Existing Immunity to CRISPR Found in 96% of People in... by jamesrcole on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @01:18PM (#18347547)
It's a well-established, respectable area of research. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias

You think simply because it implies a value judgement that you can be skeptical of it?

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