Facts usually won’t cut it. We need to drill down to how beliefs are formed and protected. Educator Melanie Trecek-King of Thinking is Power does a lot of writing/speaking about identity beliefs. Special thanks to Seth […]
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“The Outrage Overload is a podcast about the outrage industry, my journey to discover what it is, how it affects us, and what we can do about it.” Outrage 44: “Feeling overwhelmed by the constant news cycle? Social
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Critical Thinking: Breaking the polarizing fog of misinformation and tribalism This discussion was hosted by Drew Perkins from Thought Stretchers Education, and features Mary Thomas-Vallens from Braver Angels and Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power. We
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From the Class Dismissed Podcast: Transform Your Science Class “In the ever-evolving education landscape, we must reconsider what we prioritize in our science classrooms. Melanie Trecek-King, an advocate for progressive teaching methods and the founder of thinkingispower.com,
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From the Conference on Religious Trauma’s Divorcing Religion Podcast “Divorced: Religious Fundamentalism Melanie Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College, where she equips students with empowering critical thinking, information literacy, and science
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FLOATER: A Life Preserver for Staying Afloat in a Sea of Misinformation From the Center for Inquiry: “The FLOATER toolkit was developed to provide a structured and systematic way to think through claims. The toolkit’s seven
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From the Harmonic Atheist: Sexism in Christianity: My experience as a Woman: Melanie Trecek-King “Today I spoke with Melanie Trecek-King, who grew up in a conservative Christian environment but ultimately deconverted as the truth claims of
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From Science, Technology & the Future: “Melanie Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College, where she teaches a general-education science course designed to equip students with empowering critical thinking, information literacy, and
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From FreeThought Productions: “Melanie says ‘I’m a science educator at a community college in Massachusetts. A few years ago, while teaching general education biology (to students who really didn’t want to be there), I thought to
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Andy Norman and Melanie Trecek-King discuss mental immunity with Terrence McNally From Free Forum Podcast with Terrence McNally: Can we build immunity to mis- & dis-information? With social media and AI, bad actors weaponize information, stressing
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