Your Deceptive Mind A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills

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Your Deceptive Mind A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills

What should you believe? Whom should you believe? Are you deceiving your self? These are questions all critical thinkers must continually ask. The ability to think clearly is the most important skill in today’s world. to You must think, understand, and then act in a responsible and effective manner. Critical Thinking transforms you into an active participant in society’s ideas and issues. It empowers. to You can better understand almost every aspect of your daily life, including nutrition and health. to Science and technology to Spiritual and philosophical belief systems
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Plus, we have never had access to this information in human history. to There is no other age that offers so many information and such ease as the 21st century. Information is everywhere you look: on newspapers, magazines, radio, television and the Internet. However, misinformation is growing as well as the number of information available. This is why it is more important than ever. to become a better critical thinker—someone who can analyze and construct arguments and arrive at more sound, more informed opinions. This is the key to The key to success is in

understanding the neuroscience behind how our thinking works—and goes wrong;
Understanding the basics of logic, reasoning and argumentation is key.
Avoid common errors and pitfalls in thinking such as logic fallacies or biases.
Knowing how to It is important to distinguish between science and pseudoscience.

These 24 lectures are full of valuable information. Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills. Dr. Steven Novella of the Yale School of Medicine—an academic neurologist, award-winning instructor, and public educator—equips you with the knowledge and techniques you need to You can become a more critical and savvier professional and personal thinker. You can learn how to overcome cognitive biases by immersing your self in critical thinking and the science behind them. to Think about thinking (a practice called metacognition). You’ll learn concrete lessons to think more critically, be more intelligent, and do it more effectively than ever before.

Explore the Inner Workings Of Critical Thinking

According to our brains to Dr. Novella, they are our greatest strength and most important as critical thinkers. They can also cause many problems and limitations in critical thinking. They can also be a source of many weaknesses and impairments in critical thought. Your Deceptive MindThis article will take you closer to the neuroscientific details behind critical thinking. We’ll also discuss how our brains can be hardwired in a way that distracts and hinders us from doing the right thing. to The truth about a specific matter

The neuroscience behind critical thinking: Don’t think of thinking as an abstract concept, but rather as a deep-rooted action in your brain. It is simple and clear.toDr. Novella will take you inside this powerful organ in an easy-to-understand language to Examine how beliefs are formed, what you perceive in your environment, and how you remember things.
Critical thinking: How to avoid biases and other problems to Critical thinking is about understanding all the biases and problems that can get in the way truth and reason. This is what makes you a successful critical thinker. You’ll encounter—and learn how to deftly sidestep—fallacies such as retrofitting of evidence, collective wish fulfillment, reliance on “factoids,”Arguments ad hominem or
Science and pseudoscience – How science works to Separate science (the foundation for critical thinking) is crucial. to For any critical thinker who is well-rounded. Here, you’ll investigate common examples of pseudoscience that surround us every day—from the denial of established evidence to The belief in grand conspiracies.

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You’ll also be able to see a variety of informative case studies, experiments and observations from science, technology, nutrition, politics, and mass culture. All of these will vividly demonstrate the core components of (and potential threats to) the system. to) responsible critical thinking. These include

The purported sightings involving UFOs, ghosts, or Bigfoot may be based on cognitive problems that can reveal more about how we all interpret unexplainable phenomena.
Functional MRI scans show that different parts work together to Construct an aggregate consciousness, sense of reality and consciousness.
The 1938 broadcast of The War of the Worlds on radio incited mass hysteria among listeners and convinced them of an alien invasion.
What reactions? to The assassination attempt on President John F. Kennedy demonstrates the inherent human tendency to do so to Do not fall for grand conspiracies.

Unpack the Critical Thinker’s Toolbox

All throughout Your Deceptive MindProfessor Novella gives you a toolbox for critical thinking that you can use to Better assess the quality of information to You can make an informed decision.

You need to be cautious about statistical noise when you have a small scientific study. Random effects often require larger scientific studies. to To get a more reliable answer, average the numbers.
It’s still important to Remember that emotions can influence the thought processes of an individual. This is dangerous to Completely deny them while analyzing information or trying to Make an informed decision
Learn to Accept the uncertainty of the world and be content with it. There is no guarantee of legitimacy. to Only solid indicators of legitimacy are possible with scientific information.
You should be especially cautious when it comes to controversial topics frequently covered by the media. There is a greater chance that information about controversial topics will be biased in one direction than the other.

These lectures will provide you with valuable tips, strategies, and techniques.

This is not all. Your Deceptive MindProfessor Novella’s ability to deliver and engage with the material is its greatest strength. Additionally to A master teacher, he’s an expert on critical thinking. The New England Skeptical Society’s President and Cofounder, and host of The Skeptic’s award-winning program. Guide to Professor Novella, the Universe, has dedicated himself to Enhancing the public’s capabilities to Use critical thinking skills to It is easier to navigate today’s highly mediated information landscape.

The world is going to continue growing. to You become more and more saturated with information. Take the initiative to be better prepared to This fascinating and rewarding course will help you make sense of all the information. These lectures will not be able read the news or make the decisions for your, but they will give you concrete knowledge to help you do it more intelligently.