Welcome to the attention economy, where what you consume also consumes you. You don’t just lose time–but also focus, meaningful personal context and the shared experiences necessary for human connection.| GLOBIS Insights
Most adults say they care deeply about animals. Yet, many continue to consume meat regularly — a contradiction known as the meat paradox. Interestingly, this paradox doesn’t emerge overnight. It begins to take shape during adolescence, a critical developmental stage when moral values, social norms, and personal identity start to collide. Recent research from the UK sheds light on how adolescents, compared to adults, may … The post Why Adolescents May Be More Speciesist Than Adults appea...| Wise & Shine
It usually takes me several weeks to write these essays, in part because I am slow, and in part I have more to do in retirement than I ever did when working. But as this goes live, I am recovering from a new knee replacement. As I age I am having everything that fails and either be replaced or removed. Orchiectomy next? […] The post Natural History first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.| Science-Based Medicine
Common sense is often, as you may have heard, often neither common not sensible. Usually that’s a dispiriting commentary drawn when someone […] The post New Blog Series: Making Critical Thinking Common Sense appeared first on Social Science Space.| Social Science Space
The Human Design system merges ancient teachings and modern science to present a unique blueprint of one’s nature, much like a genetic map. At first glance, your human design chart may appear complex, but with understanding, it provides profound insights into your personality and potential. Grasping its symbols and connections becomes a journey of self-discovery. Learning to … Continue reading "How to Read Your Human Design Chart: A Step-By-Step Approach" The post How to Read Your Human...| Key To Study
When it comes to AI, students need to learn critical thinking skills before they delegate that thinking to a machine.| eSchool News
Step into Nepal’s current political situation through the eyes of a young, visionary doctor I met during my pilgrimage. The post Nepal’s Unrest Through the Eyes of a Young Visionary Doctor appeared first on Wise & Shine.| Wise & Shine
In the months prior to the Revolutionary War’s culminating siege at Yorktown and Gloucester Point, Virginia in 1781, the embattled Old Dominion was the scene of an intense campaign of maneuvers and raids. These operations pitted the young Maj. Gen. the Marquis de Lafayette, commanding a small, hard-pressed but determined American force, against Lt. Gen. […] The post “We Will Cross at Ely’s Ford Today”: Is the Yorktown Campaign Historical Marker at the Right Location? appeared first ...| Journal of the American Revolution
The polymath mindset begins with how we think. Unlike specialists who dive deep into one area, polymaths train their minds to move across different domains. They think flexibly, often combining insights from unrelated fields to generate fresh ideas. This way of thinking is not limited to the gifted—it’s a process anyone can learn. Polymathic thinkers … Continue reading "Training the Mind to Think Like a Polymath" The post Training the Mind to Think Like a Polymath appeared first on Key ...| Key To Study
It’s easy to surround yourself with people who think like you—it feels safe, but it limits growth. Leadership works the same way: relying on familiar perspectives creates echo chambers, while today’s fast-changing world demands fresh, even uncomfortable, ideas to spark solutions. The leaders who thrive are those who listen to a wide range of voices, … Continue reading "Why Diverse Ideas Make Leaders Stronger" The post Why Diverse Ideas Make Leaders Stronger appeared first on Key To St...| Key To Study
Our society doesn't seem to be asking the kind of questions that we need to be asking. It turns out critical thinking is hard. But it’s not impossible.| A More Beautiful Question
Exploring how post theories challenge norms in sport coaching and our illusion of control.| University of Birmingham Blog Service
From the Author’s Desk: Samantha Matalone Cook When I began writing for Pandia Press, my mission was clear: to rewrite the History Odyssey series in a way that reflected current research, scholarship, and historiography. It was also important that the courses offered multiple pathways of learning so that every student who took these courses would … Read More »| Pandia Press
It doesn’t knock. It doesn’t shout. It doesn’t always look like sadness. Loneliness creeps in quietly—into crowded cities, into digital conversations, into homes filled with noise but void of connection. And now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has made it official: loneliness is not just a personal struggle—it’s a global public health threat. A Cigarette a Day? Try Fifteen. Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General and … The post Why Loneliness Is Now a Global Health Cri...| Wise & Shine
In this episode of FO° Talks, Heather (Heldman) Neeman interviews Esther Wojcicki about her TRICK method (Trust, Respect,| Fair Observer
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How would you determine whether studying philosophy improves critical thinking? Last October, Michael Prinzing (Baylor) & Michael Vazquez (UNC) produced an informal report for the American Philosophical Association arguing that, even though there are some selection effects, they had nonetheless found some “initial and suggestive evidence” in favor of the claim that majoring in philosophy makes students, in general, better thinkers. Prinzing and Vazquez| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
We often have a superficial understanding of complex systems, which creates the "illusion of understanding. Time to shatter the illusion.| Shattered Illusions by Chris Kenst
Every day, AI becomes more prominent. That means it’s extremely important that schools show students how to appropriately interact with it. The post Building AI Literacy Skills in K-5 Students appeared first on edWeb.| edWeb
In the unceasing pursuit of economic and financial success, many companies often overlook a critical aspect of their operations: human rights. This harsh reality, known to many, has been corroborated by scientific research, particularly a study titled “Big profits, big harm? Exploring the link between firm financial performance and human rights misbehavior.” The Study: An Overview The research, conducted by Elisa Giuliani and her team, … The post How Companies Sacrifice Human Rights on ...| Wise & Shine
The engagement between Abraham Buford and Banastre Tarleton at the Waxhaws has attracted controversy since it occurred. Buford has had supporters and detractors, just as students of the battle have exonerated or excoriated Tarleton. The problem has been that this kind of black-or-white determination suggests one side was entirely at fault, the other entirely blameless. […]| Journal of the American Revolution
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The power of metaphorical thinking for dealing with and managing problem-solving in the workplace. Examples and benefits of using metaphors.| Symonds Research
AI becomes more powerful each day. As it changes the world at large, so, too, does it take an increasing role in the lives of students. However, it cannot replace teachers, who have a responsibility to help students learn to work with this increasingly advanced technology. The post Teaching AI Literacy and Responsible Use with Confidence appeared first on edWeb.| edWeb
Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends.| www.kqed.org
Doug Lemov joins Russ Roberts to explore why students struggle with reading, the flaws in whole language methods, and why knowledge and vocabulary matter| Podcast Notes
Today effective climate messaging is more critical than ever. Yet, even as awareness grows, there’s an alarming gap between understanding and action. A new study carried out in the US reveals that people often misjudge which personal behaviors significantly impact carbon emissions. This revelation is crucial for Europe too, where climate change awareness is relatively high, but action must follow suit. Misplaced Beliefs: A European … The post The Pitfalls of Climate Messaging appeared fir...| Wise & Shine
Explore timeless questions about spirituality, God, and prayer through thoughtful conversations with AI and friends. Whether you believe or simply wonder, discover new perspectives on connection, meaning, and the mystery of life. %| Wise & Shine
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Philosophy majors do well according to various measures of critical reasoning and intellectual habits. But is this an effect of studying philosophy, or an effect of students already talented in these ways choosing to major in philosophy? A new study suggests that while there are indeed selection effects, there is some "initial and suggestive evidence"| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
A new study "offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers." Readers may recall the previous research of Michael Prinzing (Baylor) & Michael Vazquez (UNC), discussed here last year, about how "philosophy majors tend to [show] more growth than non-philosophy majors" on some traits indexed by the Habits of Mind| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is the gateway that leads to the death of critical thinking.| Nature of Healing
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Have you ever watched a detective at work and wondered how they figured everything out? It’s not just their ability to find clues—they’ve got a whole set of life skills that help them succeed. And the best part? Children can develop these same skills! By learning how detectives think and| CueKids
The Importance of Consistent Practice in Speedreading Training When embarking on any learning journey, consistency is key. For speedreading, this is especially true. Many people struggle with maste…| Key To Study
If you go looking around you’ll find an endless barrage of Christian media claims that Christianity is exploding in popularity in Asia, and that this proves the power of Christ and the convincing truth of the Christian message. I won’t link to any examples because this mostly shows up on shady propaganda sites that I […]| Richard Carrier Blogs
When it comes to autism treatments, parents new to autism need to work past their fear & confusion, & embrace their critical reasoning skills.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
If AI learns from human intelligence, can it ever truly transcend its origins? Is AGI a technical milestone or philosophical mirage?| Shayon Mukherjee
Retired U.S. Army General Paul Nakasone recently addressed the resident class at the U.S. Army War College, and he also sat down for an episode of A Better Peace with host Tom Spahr. While reflecting on his time leading the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command, Nakasone provides a fascinating peek into the world of cyber intelligence. He emphasizes the critical importance of integrating signals intelligence with cyber operations to maintain speed, agility, and unity of action...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
Flexibility is a cardinal virtue in physical fitness, and according to political psychologist and neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod, it can be a cardinal […]| Social Science Space
One day in the late winter of 1788 in Paris, the Marquis de Lafayette and two other champions of republicanism, Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine, held a little “convention of our own,” according to Lafayette. They were discussing the latest news from America about the debates taking place over ratifying the Constitution of 1787.[1] Jefferson […]| Journal of the American Revolution
When LLM models generates clean, professional-looking code, it's tempting to stop exploring alternatives. But therein lies the risks that comes with premature closure. So what is premature closure?| Shayon Mukherjee
Step into the enchanting world of Ancient Greece! This printables has two levels and it's designed to transport your kids back in time over 2,500 years ago.| My Blog
In the ever-evolving landscape of the job market, the role of artificial intelligence and digitalization has become paramount. As companies and institutions grapple with a 17-year high in labor shortages, the realization that soft skills are as crucial as hard skills is gaining prominence. In a world where educational backgrounds and qualifications may be similar, […]| The Hospitality Daily
If there’s no counter-speech, no pushback against rumors or misleading claims, all the algorithms have available to surface is the nonsense.| THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
A collection of museum-themed riddles for kids to spark their critical thinking skills and get excited about museums. Riddles provide a funmental challenge.| My Blog
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Unser Honorarprofessor Robert J. Sternberg hatte mich eingeladen, für ein von ihm und seiner Kollegin Weihua Niu konzipiertes zweibändiges Werk mit dem Titel „A Multidisciplinary Approach to Critical…| Joachim Funke
These daily tasks sequencing activities are fun & super practical! Build little ones' confidence & independence in completing everyday tasks. The post 12 Fun Daily Tasks Sequencing Activities for Preschoolers appeared first on Life Over C's.| Life Over C's
Downloadable, editable critical thinking skills training materials with slides, activities & facilitator guide. Ideal for workplace training.| Symonds Research
Part of our misbelief in things comes from the gap between our confidence and what we really know. Confronting that can prove exciting.| Shattered Illusion by Chris Kenst
The Norwegian concept of dugnadsånd, which translates to "community spirit," and emphasizes the power of collective action, cooperation, and selflessness.| Wise & Shine
The college process is messy. Try spending some time parsing through the forms, essays, tests, and more forms, and that| The Chicago Thinker
In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, the velocity of information exchange has reached unprecedented heights. While this immediacy offers numerous advantages, it also presents challenges for our capacity for deep, reflective thought and meaningful dialogue.| PANDA
Explore the science behind dairy farming with these fun worksheets: what dairy is, how milk gets from a farm to our table, nutrition, what's junk food, etc.| My Blog
“Everything everyone knows about anything indicates that this is untrue,” – Laurent Bossavit The words science and engineering are often used when discussing computers and software. The…| Mark Greville
New Zealand’s adult literacy and numeracy skills are in decline—is it just an education issue, or something bigger? Scribe deciphers the data, challenges assumptions, and explores culturally responsive solutions with a dash of humor. Read more! Adult Literacy and Numeracy in New Zealand meets AI| 🌀thisisGRAEME
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Is It Though? One of the most important skills in life, and one that is too often unaddressed in education these days, is critical thinking. It’s one of the skills that set us apart from current computing tools (like AI/ML). It’s one of 8 skills needed for the future that will serve people their entire […]| Nathan.com
Elon Musk is an idiot. He has never accomplished anything by himself in his life and has no remarkable competencies. He could be the most incompetent person on the planet. Like most rich people, he’s just lucky. And Luck Matters More Than Talent. He fell ass-backwards into big money, and our system protects big money. […]| Richard Carrier Blogs
by Ourania Filippakou Open universities have long symbolised a radical departure from the exclusivity of conventional universities. Conceived as institutions of access, intellectual emancipation, a…| SRHE Blog
Achieving the right balance between automation and critical thinking is not just important; it is essential to fully capitalize on AI marketing advantages without undermining our human strategic depth.| Bryj
Love is a universal emotion that evolves with societal shifts. Inspired by an exhibition I delve into how love is shaped by culture, and history.| Wise & Shine
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): Every day I interact with all sorts of people from all around the world and all across the political spectrum, and I learn a lot from tho…| Caitlin Johnstone
To create effective training programs for employees, the multiple intelligences theory is useful. The theory can guide in employee training design.| Symonds Research
Of course, atheism. But in any debate with the deluded, they will claim it’s the other way around. Flat Earthers will claim the rest of us are deluded, that believing in a spherical Earth is irrational, and so on. So someone not already up to speed might not be able to tell which is which. […]| Richard Carrier Blogs
Find the perfect candidate for your company by asking these top 10 critical thinking interview questions & getting an insight into their analytical abilities.| Easy.jobs
Thanksgiving is a time for feasting and gratitude, but it can also be your chance to engage curious minds with some fun and educational science experiments.| My Blog
This 80-page Pumpkin Activity Pack is your ticket back to the pumpkin beginnings with the Mayan and Pueblo tribes. Your kids will uncover the secrets of the bes| My Blog
Wouldn’t it be exceptional to see your children learning from games? That’s what activities usually ensure by giving them hands-on experience. While we see academic lessons thriving through activities, can teaching an idiosyncratic concept like critical thinking through activities be possible? Critical thinking can be boosted at any age. However, being a part of overall ... Read more| Number Dyslexia
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Ever wonder why bother with “defending the faith”? Jennifer DeFrates gives 5 reasons we all need apologetics.| Cross Examined
These back-to-school goal-setting sheets will motivate kids to set, track, and achieve their academic and personal goals for the upcoming academic year.| My Blog
This fun and educational activity allows kids to explore different methods to keep apples from turning brown. Scroll down to science printables and how-to video| My Blog
This color-changing lemonade is not only a refreshing beverage but also a captivating science experiment that will amaze your taste buds and your mind.| My Blog
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If you’re wondering how we got to the point of peak clown world, with its assassination attempts, managerial-state apparatus, never-ending wars, regime media deception, anarcho-tyranny, lawfa…| Dissident Mama
The great cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett passed away this year. And shortly after, Cameron Bertuzzi interviewed a Christian apologist, Bob Stewart, on his channel Capturing Christianity, regarding “Daniel Dennett’s Philosophical Legacy,” titling the show “Wrong in Creative Ways.” In which they almost never discuss Daniel Dennett’s philosophical legacy, or ever show that he […]| Richard Carrier Blogs
Learn More About Our Newest Homeschool History Curriculum for Grades 6-12 Studying history can be challenging. It’s bursting with names and dates, and often approached without the nuance of connections, themes, or a relationship with those studying it. Boring! But history is more than this static view; it’s a dynamic ecosystem of evidence, interpretations, and … Read More »| Pandia Press
Buy editable adaptability training materials to run workshops for improving flexibility, resilience, and change-readiness in teams and leaders.| Symonds Research
Movements throughout the ages have suffered from egotism, especially those aligned with pseudopsychology, self help, self-development, leadership, and religion. Egotism is an inflated self importan…| Humanistic Systems
There are thousands of crappy videos in aid of dubious projects. So I generally have to be paid to care about any of them. And lo, my latest hire: to examine what’s going on with Stardusk’s half-hour video Protectors, Providers, Nazis and Prostitutes on his channel Thinking-Ape. Considered one of the founding members of the […]| Richard Carrier Blogs
Buy growth mindset training course materials. PPT slides and notes to run workshops for employees and managers on developing and supporting a growth mindset.| Symonds Research
If you want to teach how to develop a growth mindset, here are 8 tips to help build a growth mindset yourself, and to help others that you manage.| Symonds Research
This is a comprehensive booklist plus a free Book versus Movie Analysis study guide printable to help you and your kids do book versus movie critiques in your homeschool.| Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers
Here is a quick quiz for kids to spark interest in space, ignite their curiosity, and make their learning a fun-filled adventure.| My Blog
This Question Game is a super fun way to encourage kids to come up with a list of questions about things that arouses their curiosity and then find the answers.| My Blog
Critical thinking may be THE issue of our times. If you want to better understand what critical thinking is these “top 10” books stand out from the crowd. The post Top 10 Critical Thinking Books appeared first on A More Beautiful Question.| A More Beautiful Question
It isn’t easy to think about your own thinking, let alone to question it. It requires us to see from the outside in and ask questions about what we find.| A More Beautiful Question
Buy Decision making training course materials. Ready-to-use and editable for corporate trainers to train employees and managers in the workplace.| Symonds Research
The old media gatekeepers are gone (for better or worse) and there is no reliable filter to separate good information from bad—except for the filter within each of us, the “built-in baloney detector” that runs on skeptical questions.| A More Beautiful Question
Take this critical thinking test based on multiple foundations created by experts. I explore the theories and concepts that define critical thinking.| Cognition Today
Celebrate winter with the winter-themed I spy game printable. A great activity for working on observation and visual discrimination with your preschoolers and kindergarteners.| Life Over C's
The Spectacle of the Real Series at The Future of Leadership Substack It is difficult to imagine that much of what we see today is not a representation of reality. Instead, different types of media are either masking or replacing reality. I addressed this reality/alt-reality distinction a decade ago. This hyperreal experience is not a… The post The Spectacle of the Real Series appeared first on Dr. Ed Brenegar.| Dr. Ed Brenegar
We, Gaitho and Miriam, are two Black radical feminist researchers living in Europe. We met during the 2021 Black Europe Summer School (BESS) The post The Black Europe Summer School: Space as Revolution first appeared on Young Feminist Europe.| Young Feminist Europe
Humanist Empowerment of Livelihoods in Uganda (HELU) is a new humanist organisation registered as a Community Based Organization (CBO). HELU will officially be launched in Gulu on Saturday, 29th Se…| Freethought Kampala
