

Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills
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S1 O1 - The Necessity of Thinking about Thinking
1 marca 201233 minStart by learning how to think about thinking itself (an act known as metacognition). Dr. Novella reveals how to distinguish good science from bad science; the individual steps involved in the critical thinking process; and how we can use critical thinking to break down topics such as the existence of UFOs.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O2 - The Neuroscience of Belief
1 marca 201235 minOur brains are hardwired to believe in something. What is the neuroscience that drives this desire? What are the reasons behind the specific things you believe in? How can you use this understanding to mitigate the effects of your need to believe on your critical thinking skills? Find out the answers here.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O3 - Errors of Perception
1 marca 201233 minA solid understanding of metacognition relies on an understanding of the nature of perception. First, examine the nature of how our brains acquire and process information. Then, investigate the ways we can be deceived by what we think we perceive in phenomena such as attentional blindness, change blindness, and optical illusions.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O4 - Flaws and Fabrications of Memory
1 marca 201233 minMemory is tricky, to say the least. Here, unpack the vital role that memories—even inaccurate memories—play in critical thinking. Some of the many topics you'll explore: how memory recall works; the roots of source amnesia; the inverse relationship between confidence and accuracy in a memory; and how memories can even be manufactured.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O5 - Pattern Recognition - Seeing What's Not There
1 marca 201233 minPattern recognition is both a cognitive strength and a weakness; sometimes our brains can perceive patterns that aren't there. By seeing hyperactive pattern recognition at work in everything from data mining to superstitious thinking, you'll be better equipped to sort out what's real from what only appears to be real.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O6 - Our Constructed Reality
1 marca 201234 minExplore how different parts of your brain work together—and sometimes in conflict with one another—to construct your aggregate consciousness and the illusion of a single reality. In the process, you'll examine a range of interesting topics, including out-of-body experiences, phantom limbs, and altered states of consciousness such as dreaming.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O7 - The Structure and Purpose of Argument
1 marca 201233 minFocus on one of the most important reasoning tools you can use to override the flaws in neurological function: argumentation. What makes for a true argument? How is an effective argument built? What's the difference between inductive and deductive logic? What common logical fallacies are we most susceptible to—and how can you avoid them?Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O8 - Logic and Logical Fallacies
1 marca 201232 minDelve further into logical fallacies, including the ad hominem argument (attacking the person instead of the argument) and the genetic fallacy (assuming the historical use of something is relevant to its current use). Dr. Novella provides vivid examples to hammer home each fallacy's specific description and damaging implications.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O9 - Heuristics and Cognitive Biases
1 marca 201234 minThe worst biases are the ones you're not aware of. Avoid this pitfall of critical thinking by mastering the common biases in our thinking. After focusing on heuristics (mental short-cuts that can lead to erroneous conclusions), explore other powerful cognitive biases, including confirmation bias, familiarity bias, and optimism bias.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O10 - Poor at Probability - Our Innate Innumeracy
1 marca 201231 minUnfortunately, our brains are horrible when it comes to probability—and that can often lead to a number of probability-based cognitive biases. See the effects of this flaw, known as innumeracy, in everything from numerology (the supposedly mystical meaning behind numbers) to hot-and-cold streaks in competitive games.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O11 - Toward Better Estimates of What's Probable
1 marca 201230 minContinue your exploration of innumeracy by turning to the nature and perception of false positives, insignificant risks, and other manifestations in statistics and probability. Then, engage with some fun and revealing probability puzzles to discover just how lacking our intuition is when it comes to numbers.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O12 - Culture and Mass Delusions
1 marca 201232 minThe culture and people around you can also have a profound impact on your critical thinking. Using powerful examples such as the response to Orson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds and the Salem witch trials of the late 1600s, Dr. Novella explains the hidden power and pervasiveness of mass delusion and hysteria.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O13 - Philosophy and Presuppositions of Science
1 marca 201230 minTurn now to an in-depth examination of science, which serves as the foundation for critical thinking and can compensate for the tendency of human thinking to go awry. Specifically, you'll focus on and make sense of the philosophical interpretations of science (including Occam's razor), as well as probe some of the limits of scientific reasoning.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O14 - Science and the Supernatural
1 marca 201230 minWhat are we to make of "supernatural" issues such as the existence of ghosts and the possibility of miracles? Approach these and other topics from a critical thinker's perspective. Along the way, examine the deeper issue at work here: what is—and what should be—the relationship between science and the belief in things we can't see.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O15 - Varieties and Quality of Scientific Evidence
1 marca 201232 minScientific studies are often used to provide evidence and support to a range of ideas and arguments. What questions should you ask when you are presented with an experimental or observational study? What specific biases should you be on the lookout for? What's the best way to compare studies with one another? Find out here.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O16 - Great Scientific Blunders
1 marca 201231 minLearn how important skepticism is as a first response to scientific claims by surveying blunders that resulted from a lack of critical thinking. Among them: the claimed existence of "n-rays," cold fusion, Lord Kelvin's calculations for the age of the Earth, and a psychologist drawn into reports by patients convinced they were abducted by aliens.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O17 - Science versus Pseudoscience
1 marca 201233 minMany claims label themselves as scientific—but are they really? Break down the concept of pseudoscience by exploring some of its most prominent features (or warning signs), including its tendency to work backward from desired results, its shifting of the burden of proof onto others, and its bold claims that go beyond evidence.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O18 - The Many Kinds of Pseudoscience
1 marca 201234 minDeconstruct several specific examples of pseudoscience to see how its various features work. You'll investigate the pseudoscience behind iridology (the idea that our irises reflect our health), photographs that claim to capture ghosts, psychic abilities such as precognition, spontaneous human combustion, and more.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O19 - The Trap of Grand Conspiracy Thinking
1 marca 201230 minTheories about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The existence and power of the Illuminati. The Roswell incident. Grand conspiracies such as these are cognitive traps that result from our attempts to make sense of our complex world. Examine both the compelling nature of conspiracy thinking and ways to determine which theories are true and which are just pseudoscience.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O20 - Denialism - Rejecting Science and History
1 marca 201230 minDr. Novella introduces you to denialism, a subset of pseudoscience that seeks to deny established science. By exploring the features and tactics of denialism, as well as extreme examples of it at work, you'll shed light on how critical thinking helps you sidestep the more subtle forms of denialism we're all susceptible to.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O21 - Marketing, Scams, and Urban Legends
1 marca 201231 minEver since its creation, the Internet has revolutionized our access to facts and become a veritable "Wild West of Information." Gain tips for using critical thinking to filter the wealth of information out there in chain emails, popular scams, and other everyday outlets that exploit human psychology.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O22 - Science, Media, and Democracy
1 marca 201229 minHow does one find sound, reliable information in today's world? Topics you'll explore include the strengths and weaknesses of science reporting in the media; traps reporters fall into when covering science topics; the intersection between science and ethics, politics, and social issues; and the important role of science literacy.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O23 - Experts and Scientific Consensus
1 marca 201229 minHow reliable is scientific consensus on hot-button issues such as climate change? What is the definition of an expert, and when should you defer to an expert's knowledge on important questions? Is there any characteristic that guarantees an expert's legitimacy? Probe these and other tricky questions related to the nature of scientific consensus.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakupS1 O24 - Critical Thinking and Science in Your Life
1 marca 201232 minIn the course's final lecture, Dr. Novella leaves you with some final thoughts on thinking more critically in your everyday life. These include accepting humility in the face of your own knowledge; understanding - but not denying - your emotions and their influence on thinking; and accepting the need to be comfortable with uncertainty.Bezpłatny okres próbny kanału The Great Courses Living lub zakup