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In this age of fake news, alternative facts and information overload, this podcast offers cognitive self-defense strategies and topics that will help you understand and master critical thinking in forming your claims beliefs and opinions.
Unknown Host hosts Thinking Clearly, a society show with 100 episodes published.
After almost 10 years of broadcasting and podcasting Thinking Clearly , a series of life events has caused Bob and Julia to say "adieu" to this labor of love. In this final episode they share their thoughts and feelings
Listen to the explanation at the beginning of this episode to understand why you will be hearing a replay of episode #86. The danger of disinformation to our social fabric, and to our democracy, are the focus of this dis
Bob and Julia interview each other and discuss a number of topics related to critical thinking that have been on their minds for years, including: What does our show's name ("Thinking Clearly") mean to you, and how does
Our discussion with Kyle Falbo—Math and Computer Science Lecturer and Educational Technology Application Expert at Sonoma State University—focuses on how AI-enhanced teaching and learning tools (ChatGPT, Google NotebookL
Emotions are often viewed as interfering with clear, objective, evidence-based reasoning; in fact, "appeal to emotion" is considered to be a logical fallacy. However, our guest, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang—professor of edu
Coauthors of the widely acclaimed book, They Say/I Say-The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing , explore how to craft persuasive arguments and communicate them effectively. Topics discussed include: the connection betw
With a Bachelor's Degree in Biology, a Master's Degree in Philosophy, and experience as a teacher, our guest for this episode, Stephanie Simoes, developed Critikid , a website for kids, teens, teachers and others. Critik
James Fishkin, Stanford University Professor (and Director of the Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab) discusses his extensive research and development focused on the process of "Deliberative Polling" and clarifies its r
Patrick Hurley, Philosophy Professor Emeritus at University of San Diego and author of the widely acclaimed textbook: A Concise Introduction to Logic, joins us to discuss: the role of logic in acquiring knowledge and for
Early in his career our guest, Bill Adair, worked as a journalist, author, and later founded the fact-checking organization Politifact . And in 2013 he accepted a position at Duke University as the Knight Professor of th
Untrue information is called misinformation, and intentionally spread misinformation is known as disinformation. When one uses disinformation to further one's own agenda, especially in the political realm, then the infor
This episode looks back to the previous episode: # 22- Worldview-The Elephant in the Room of Critical Thinking , and updates it from the perspective of 2025.
This episode takes a deep dive into the concept of "worldview", based on the research and work done by Annick de Witt: researcher, writer, teacher, and founder of the organization Worldview Journeys. Topics discussed inc
Even though they affect all of our lives, most of us know almost nothing about how policies are made, especially policy made by our state and federal governments. So, Julia and Bob learned a lot from this conversation wi
This discussion with philosopher, former tenured professor at Iowa State University, and now independent critical thinking educator and consultant, Kevin deLaplante, revisits the importance and benefits of critical think
Researcher, author and former Research Manager of the Stanford Internet Observatory, Renée DiResta, discusses how numerous internet-savvy individuals (influencers) are causing a profound shift in power and influence over
Professor Jacqueline Gottlieb, Principal Investigator at Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute and former head of the Research Cluster on Curiosity at Columbia University's Center for Science and Society, brings her
Second time Thinking Clearly guest, Tania Israel, Professor of Counseling Psychology at UC Santa Barbara, guides us through how to overcome the toxic effects of consuming politicized news and social media in this current
Calling on his experience in evidence-based policy making, teaching a course at UC Berkeley called Sense and Sensibility and Science , and coauthoring the book Third Millennium Thinking-Creating Sense in a World of Nonse
Research and current theories about the nature of human consciousness are explored with guest Anil Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. Topics include: how human consci
Lee McIntyre
Philosopher, Author of On Disinformation: How To Fight For Truth and Protect Democracy · Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University
4 appearances on this show
Tania Israel
expert in navigating political divides and LGBTQ advocacy · University of California, Santa Barbara
2 appearances on this show
Anil Seth
Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience · University of Sussex
1 appearance on this show
Seema Yasmin
Clinical Assistant Professor in Stanford’s Department of Medicine
2 appearances on this show
Leslie Valiant
the importance of being educable
1 appearance on this show
Melanie Trecek-King
biology professor, science communicator, creator of Thinking Is Power · Mental Immunity Project
2 appearances on this show
Gary Klein
2 appearances on this show
Kevin Vallier
1 appearance on this show
Anthony Magnabosco
Street Epistemology International
1 appearance on this show
Andy Norman
Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Humanism Initiative · Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative
1 appearance on this show
Bill Doherty
professor in the Department of Family Social Science · The Doherty Relationship Institute
1 appearance on this show
Tim Ward
Co-Founder and CEO · TWRA (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency)
1 appearance on this show
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