Why do you believe what you believe? How do you know if something is true? Do you really know as much as you think you do? Is your media diet misinforming you?
This section provides the foundations of critical thinking that will help you think better and be empowered to make better decisions for yourself, your family, and your community.
PUBLICATIONS We live in interesting times. Humanity’s scientific knowledge has grown exponentially, allowing us to live longer, healthier lives than at any point in our history. Due to technological advances, we have access to nearly all […]
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What comes to mind when you think of arguing? Yelling? Name calling? Witty comebacks? Uncomfortable family get-togethers, or the comment sections on social media? To most people, arguments are heated exchanges over differing viewpoints. Generally, they’re
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Cognitive Dissonance, Motivated Reasoning, and Confirmation Bias Dorothy Martin awoke early one morning in her suburban Chicago home. Her whole arm was tingling. She didn’t know why, but she picked up a pencil next to her
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A long time ago six blind men lived in a village in India. The men had heard stories about elephants from the other villagers, and they were very curious. One day the villagers arranged for the
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Let’s try a thought experiment. Think of a belief, any belief, that you think is true. Maybe you believe psychic mediums can talk to the dead, or that immigrants bring crime to the country… or that
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Witchcraft and the Danger in Believing without Evidence Warning: Disturbing content When a young boy complained of stomach and chest pains, his family rushed him to the doctor. Tragically, he died a few hours later. Janet
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The Dunning-Kruger effect explains why stupid people think they’re amazing On a sunny day in 1995, a man walked into a Pittsburgh bank. He smiled at the security cameras, pointed a gun at the cashiers, and
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You’re Not As Rational As You Think You Are Every year on February 15, on an isolated island in the middle of the South Pacific, members of the Tanna Army worship god by marching in military-style
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The Limits of Knowledge and the Dangers of Certainty Twenty-two year-old college student Jennifer Thompson was asleep in her apartment on a hot July night in 1984, when she was awakened by a noise, and then
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