b'Understanding Cognitive BiasesThe Science of Extreme Weather Broadcast July 26Aug. 10 Broadcast August 1128Research shows we each possess about 200Theres a reason meteorologists earn more biases. Dont worry, these innate preferencesthan their anchor desk colleagues in major arent likely to negatively affect our decision- TV markets. The weather is the draw. Severe making. Cognitive biases, however, are aweather kicks up our interest even more. different animalas we learn from ProfessorParticularly with, what appears to be, more Swan (Eureka College). When the brain fills inextreme incidents recently. Over the course of gaps of reliable information with guesswork forthese lectures, Professor Snodgrass (Illinois) efficiencys sake, errors of judgment can lead toreveals how extreme conditions arise . how faulty decisions and unintended consequences.forecasting is keeping step . and the best ways These shortcuts, called heuristics, are howto protect ourselves when dangerous conditions our brains work to process 11 million bits ofdevelop. From arctic cold waves and heat bursts information every second. The good news isto dual-polarization radar and multispectral we can learn how to recognize, counteract,satellite imaging, youll learn to think and talk even leverage these biases. Alexander B. Swanlike a meteorologist. More at 6. Eric Snodgrass is an Associate Professor of Psychology atis the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Eureka College. He is also the creator and the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the host of the CinemaPsych Podcast. University of Illinois, recognized as one of the best meteorology programs in the nation.52'