
Design for Cognitive Bias
Our users have biases and so do we. My new book, Design for Cognitive Bias, explores how design and content strategy can help keep them at bay (or use them for good).

This essential book will fundamentally change the way you think about design—and about your own mind.
Author, Just Enough Research

Photo Credit: Sean Tubridy / Confab Events
Let’s Chat
Need a speaker for your next event? I’ve given standing-room-only presentations at TEDNYC, SXSW, Confab, LavaCon, UX Copenhagen, Artifact, and the Wharton Web Conference (and my webinar game is pretty tight).
My talks focus on how design can mitigate bias (or use it for good) and help people talk to each other more clearly and treat each other more equitably. I also offer an inclusive design workshop if you want a deeper dive on these topics.
Get In TouchUpcoming Events
Talks, workshops, webinars. I get up to a lot. Here’s what’s coming down the pike.


From Business to Buttons

UX London 2023
David Dylan Thomas explains cognitive bias with extraordinary clarity and compassion. His stage presence is at once commanding and approachable—he’s welcome back at Confab any time!
Founder, Confab Events
Keep up with all the stuff I get up to...
See Me in Action
Talks and webinars I’ve given. Articles I’ve written. Podcasts, web series, and movies I’ve made.
TEDNYC: Three Rules of Productive Discourse
beyond tellerand 2022: The Content Design of Civil Discourse
Confab: Fight Bias with Content Strategy
“Lately, I’ve been thinking about…”
The Cognitive Bias Podcast
Webinar: Turning Conflict into Collaboration with Content Strategy
Webinar: Design for Cognitive Bias
Cui Bono? (on police violence)
Developing Philly
Dunk Donuts with Dave
The Dawn of Woke Tech
The Painfully Obvious Intersectionality of the United States of America
The Revolution Will Have Structured Content
Why the Poor Deserve Good UX
The Least Dangerous Game
SXSW: A Million Medicis – Funding the Content Revolution
Agile Living
Mentions
Here’s some other folks talking about my work.
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Atlantic article about fighting online harassment (quoted)
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Engadget article about bias in tech (quoted)
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Guest on Presentable Podcast
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Guest on Mike Monteiro’s Voice of Design podcast
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Adobe blog post about bias in AI (quoted)
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Article about my work on the Abstract blog
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Guest on the ShopTalk podcast
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Q&A in The Splash
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Guest on The Iowa Idea Podcast
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Guest on the Tech for Good Live podcast
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One of the speakers at this excellent Content Teatime session
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I appear throughout this podcast series on equality in tech