Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCritical Thinking: Emotions
We often hear the term “critical thinking” but may take for granted that we don’t think critically about what it means. In this fourth and final epi…
1 year, 6 months ago
Critical Thinking: What is it? What isn’t it?
We often hear the term “critical thinking” but may take for granted that we don’t think critically about what it means. In this third episode of our…
1 year, 6 months ago
Critical Thinking: Expertise
We hear the term “critical thinking” often but may take for granted that we don’t think very critically about what it means. In this second episode …
1 year, 7 months ago
Critical Thinking: The Foundation
We hear the term “critical thinking” often but may take for granted that we don’t think very critically about what it means. With this episode of Tw…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Critic
When looking for a good restaurant or trying to figure out what film to watch or book to read, a good critic can be very useful. However, distinguis…
1 year, 7 months ago
Social Decision-Making
From a very early age, we learn to take cues from our environment as to how we should feel about things; we look to our parents to give us a sense…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Psychology of Uncertainty (Rebroadcast)
When we’re anxious, we have a heightened awareness of negative things in our environment. In contrast, we tend to notice more desirable things when …
1 year, 8 months ago
Media and Trust
We evolved to learn how to trust people, but we didn’t evolve in an environment with the Internet and AI, which means that it can be difficult for u…
1 year, 8 months ago
Assessing Risk
We’re not great at assessing risk, especially using ratios and percentages, but as Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy ask in this episode of…
1 year, 8 months ago
Base Rate Neglect
Often, when we hear warning reports associated with certain foods or behaviors, we think we understand what is good or bad for us. However, as Art M…
1 year, 8 months ago