From The Thinking Atheist: Joe Rogan recently challenged vaccine scientist Dr. Peter Hotez to debate conspiracy crank RFK Jr. on his podcast. Educator Melanie Trecek-King of ThinkingIsPower.com joins me to discuss debate, science, and the best way(s) to change minds…even our own. Listen: Listen to “Don’t Debate? Rogan, […]
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From Skeptical Inquirer Presents: The spread of misinformation has reached epidemic proportions. Thankfully, science has found a solution, inoculation theory, which applies the logic of vaccines to misinformation. Melanie Trecek-King is the creator of Thinking Is Power,
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These six words have different meanings when scientists use them The vocabulary of science can be quite confusing. Not only do scientists use highly technical jargon, they sometimes use the same words as the general public…
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There are many misconceptions about the process of science is and how it works, so let’s dive in and address some of the more common ones head-on. There is no single “scientific method”: The recipe-like “scientific
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Episode 145: Teach Skills, Not Facts From Choralosophy: “This week, I am excited to have Melanie Trecek-King as our guest. Melanie is a science educator who specializes in teaching science to non-science majors. In addition to
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You know how when someone disagrees with you, and you educate them with your evidence, they say, “Of course you’re right! How could I have been so wrong?!?” Yeah, that doesn’t happen very often. But there
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From the Sensibly Speaking Podcast Website “[Chris Shelton produces] this weekly show to discuss various topics of interest in a sensible way with critical thinking as the preferred point of view. Far too often, especially in
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Brian Kerby and I discuss science and critical thinking education – including the importance of teaching skills, not facts – on 502 Conversations About 502 Conversations: “Discussions with critical thinkers, scientists, doctors, philosophers, magicians, entertainers, and others about belief, why
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Interview with Christopher Cogswell on the Mad Scientist Podcast! About: The Mad Scientist Podcast is a comedy show about the history and philosophy of science and pseudoscience. Hosted by Chris and Marie, join our intrepid hosts
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From”Willing to Listen – South Bruce Proud” podcast with host Sheila Whytock: Episode 32: Part 1: “Melanie is the creator of the website Thinking Is Power. In today’s episode, Part 1 of a 2 part series,
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