Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.
Biases are double-edged swords. As you will see in the next chapter, biases typically are not a character flaw or rare aberration but rather the necessary cost of enabling the human mind to make thousands of decisions every day in a seemingly effortless, ultra-fast manner. Have you ever marveled how you were able to escape a fast-moving object, such as a car about to crash into you, in a split-second? Neuroscientists ...