3 kinds of bias that shape your worldview | J. Marshall Shepherd | TED Talk

In the TED Talk “3 kinds of bias that shape your worldview,” meteorologist and professor J. Marshall Shepherd explores what shapes perceptions about science and why there are so many misconceptions about it in our society today. Shepherd explains confirmation bias, the Dunning-Kruger effect, and cognitive dissonance, and how these apply to people’s perceptions about sustainability and climate topics like weather, global warming and climate change. This talent development TED Talk will also explore the impact of what we think we know, and how we can replace that with something much more powerful: knowledge.