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Skeptoid Podcast: Rethinking Science Education
Skeptoid Podcast: Rethinking Science Education
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Melanie Trecek-King discusses a science course designed to teach critical thinking, science literacy, and information literacy on Skeptoid.

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Thinking Is Power on the Canadian Atheist Podcast (Again!)
Thinking Is Power on the Canadian Atheist Podcast (Again!)
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Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power joins the Canadian Atheist Podcast to talk about critical thinking and skepticism.

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MDI Science Cafe with Elisabeth Marnik and Melanie Trecek-King
MDI Science Cafe with Elisabeth Marnik and Melanie Trecek-King
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Melanie Trecek-King and Elisabeth Marnik discuss how to address pseudoscience in the classroom and on social media on the MDI’s Science Cafe.

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Thinking Is Power on the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Podcast
Thinking Is Power on the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Podcast
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Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power discusses how to teach critical thinking on the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Podcast

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Since its launch in January of 2021, Thinking Is Power has rapidly become a go-to resource in science and critical thinking education.

  • TIP’s articles have been featured on a variety of websites, such as Skeptical Inquirer and Skeptical Science.
  • TIP’s articles and graphics have been translated into several different languages by international organizations/publications, such as Italy’s CICAP, France’s Citizen4Science, and Poland’s Nauka o Klimacie. 
  • TIP’s content is being used in middle/high schools and colleges/universities around the globe.

Featured Publications

Skeptical Inquirer article by Melanie Trecek-King: Thinking critically about critical thinking Features a table that summarizes important elements of critical thinking, including: maintaining healthy skepticism, having curiosity and open-mindedness, embracing nuance and uncertainty, exhibiting intellectual humility, seeking objectivity, being aware of our limitations, arguing with evidence and logic, an thinking about our thinking

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Featured Presentations

CSICon 2024 Skeptical Inquirer Center for Inquiry Melanie Trecek-King Falling for Misinformation

Falling For Misinformation: Melanie Trecek-King, CSICon 2024

From Skeptical Inquirer: “Have you ever wondered why even smart people fall for hoaxes, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories? Or why giving people facts doesn’t change their minds? This presentation explores how our brains and social circles […]

502 Conversations Special Edition with Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power: Why facts don't change our minds

502 Conversations: Why facts don’t change our minds

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on Skeptical Inquirer Presents: Inoculating Students Against Misinformation

Skeptical Inquirer Presents: Inoculating Students Against Misinformation

Evaluating Science-Based Claims with Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power. Checkology lesson with the News Literacy Project.

Evaluating Science-Based Claims Lesson with Checkology

Melanie Trecek-King on Center for Inquiry’s Skeptical Inquirer Presents: A Life Preserver for Staying Afloat in a Sea of Misinformation

Thinking Is Power on Skeptical Inquirer Presents: FLOATER

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Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Canadian Atheist Part 2
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MDI Biological Laboratory Science Cafe Combatting Pseudoscience Online and in the Classroom with Elisabeth Marnik and Melanie Trecek-King
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MDI Science Cafe with Elisabeth Marnik and Melanie Trecek-King

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Podcast, your escape to reality
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Thinking Is Power on the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Podcast

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Falling For Misinformation: Melanie Trecek-King, CSICon 2024

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Why Smart Women Podcast with Annie McCubbin
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Thinking Is Power on Why Smart Women Podcast

The Canadian Atheist Podcast with Michael and Dean host Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power
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Thinking Is Power on The Canadian Atheist Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Myths in Sustainability Education podcast
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Thinking Is Power on the Sustainability Education Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Center for Inquiry Canada's Podcast for Inquiry
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Thinking Is power on the Podcast for Inquiry

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on The Thinking Atheist "Facts (Usually) Don't Change Minds"
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Facts (usually) Don’t Change Minds

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Outrage Overload Podcast with David Beckemeyer Episode Outrage 44: how to build mental immunity against misinformation and conspiracies
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Thinking Is Power on the Outrage Overload Podcast

Critical thinking: Breaking the polarizing fog of misinformation and tribalism With Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power, Mary Thomas-Vallens of Braver Angels, and Drew Perkins from Thought Stretchers Education Community
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Thought Stretchers Education Community

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Class Dismissed Podcast
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Thinking Is Power on the Class Dismissed Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Divorcing Religion Podcast with Janice Selbie.
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Thinking Is Power on the Divorcing Religion Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power at CSICon Las Vegas 2023: A Life Preserver for Staying Afloat in a Sea of Misinformation
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Thinking Is Power at CSICon 2023: FLOATER

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Harmonic Atheist. Sexism in Christianity: My experience as a woman
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Thinking Is Power on the Harmonic Atheist

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on Science, Technology, and the Future with Adam Ford
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Thinking Is Power on Science, Technology, and the Future

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power joins John Richards and Teresa du Plessis on Freethought Hour
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Thinking Is Power on FreeThought Hour

Free Forum Podcast with Terrence McNally featuring Andy Norman and Melanie Trecek-King discussing mental immunity
Mar 28, 20241257

Thinking Is Power on Free Forum Podcast

Harvesting Happiness Podcast with Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power: Teaching Information Literacy and Mental Immunity
Feb 12, 20241386

Thinking Is Power on Harvesting Happiness Podcast

The Rational View with Dr Al Scott Episode 183 Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power "Evaluating information requires us to understand our own thinking."
Feb 1, 20241580

Thinking Is Power on The Rational View Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power returns to the Thinking Clearly Podcast
Dec 6, 20231846

Thinking Is Power Returns to the Thinking Clearly Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast with Chris Shelton: Episode 405: Our biggest barriers to critical thinking
Sep 29, 20231950

Thinking Is Power on Sensibly Speaking: Barriers to Critical Thinking

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Yeah... Nah! Podcast, the official podcast of the New Zealand Skeptics
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Thinking Is Power on the Yeah… Nah! Podcast

Seize the Moment Podcast with Thinking Is Power
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Thinking Is Power on the Seize the Moment Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power joins Seth Andrews from the Thinking Atheist to discuss debating, science, and the best way to change minds.
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Thinking Is Power on The Thinking Atheist: Don’t Debate?

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Choralosphy Podcast with Chris Munch. Episode 145: Teach Skills, Not Facts.
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Thinking Is Power on the Choralosophy Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Sensibly Speaking Podcast with Chris Shelton. Episode 379: Why knowledge is not enough.
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Thinking Is Power on the Sensibly Speaking Podcast

Thinking Is Power on 502 Conversations
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Thinking Is Power on 502 Conversations

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on the Mad Scientist Podcast
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Mad Scientist Podcast featuring Thinking Is Power

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power joins Sheila Whytock on the Willing to Listen South Bruce Proud podcast
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Thinking Is Power on Willing to Listen Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power presents "Inoculating minds against the infodemic by creating misinformation" at CSICon's Sunday Morning Papers session
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Inoculating Minds Against the Infodemic by Creating Misinformation

Webinar: Logical Fallacies in the Food and Nutrition Conversation: How to spot them and defuse them Leah McGrath from Buildup Dietitians and Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power. Hosted by the Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS). Approved for 1 CEU credit.
Jan 22, 20233020

Webinar: Logical Fallacies in Food and Nutrition

11 characteristics of pseudoscience: Melanie Trecek-King in conversation with Vijeta Raghuram
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Thinking Is Power on the Thinking Clearly Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power is on the Talking Threat Intelligence Podcast to discuss evaluating claims with FLOATER.
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Thinking Is Power on the Talking Threat Intelligence Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power on The Skeptic Zone Podcast with Richard Saunders discussing critical thinking and science education
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Thinking Is Power on The Skeptic Zone Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King from Thinking Is Power is on the Skeptics' Guide to Emergency Medicine with Ken Milne discussing FLOATER; Float away from misinformation
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Thinking Is Power on the SGEM Podcast

Thinking Is Power on Talking Biotech Podcast
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Thinking Is Power on Talking Biotech Podcast

Melanie Trecek-King of Thinking Is Power on the Vaccination Station Podcast
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Thinking Is Power on The Vaccination Station Podcast

Kenny Biddle and Melanie Trecek-King on the Skeptical Help Bar
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Thinking Is Power on the Skeptical Help Bar

Thinking Is Power on Buildup Dietitians Facebook Live
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Thinking Is Power on Buildup Dietitians Facebook Live

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Thinking Is Power on the Physical Activity Researcher Podcast

Thinking Is Power on Flux Podcast
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Thinking Is Power on Theory of Change Podcast

Thinking Is Power on Embrace the Void Podcast
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Thinking Is Power on Embrace the Void Podcast