Disinformation and its danger to our social fabric and democracy are the focus of this discussion with philosopher, educator and author, Lee McIntyre. Lee holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and is currently a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University. His latest book: Disinformation-How to fight for Truth and Protect Democracy is hot off the press.
#93-Critical Thinking Fundamentals and how to find truth in all the noise-with guest Dr. Seema Yasmin
#92-Election 2024 Preparation 4-Teaching Critical Thinking to American Military Future Leaders-with Guest Stephen Gerras
#91-How artificial intelligence can help us understand human cognition-with guest Leslie Valiant
#90-Election 2024 Preparation 3-Hidden Tribes and the Perception Gap-with guest Stephen Hawkins
#89-Election 2024 Preparation 2-Political Depolarization and the Work of Braver Angels-with guest Ciaran O'Connor
#88-What’s new in teaching critical thinking and advances in the mental immunity approach for combating misinformation with guest Melanie Trecek-King
#87-Election 2024 Preparation—The Importance of Critical Thinking to Democracy, with guest Timothy Redmond
#85-Critical thinking in health and medicine and the importance of critical thinking in pandemics and other national and international health crises
# 84-Top pick episode after seven years-Johnathan Rauch and the Constitution of Knowledge
#83-Bob and Julia discuss Artificial Intelligence
#82-Teaching and Learning Critical Thinking and Recognizing Unsubstantiated Claims-with guest Alan Bensley
#81-Actively Open-minded Thinking-with guest Emlen Metz
#80- Virtues, Benefits and Joy of Critical Thinking and Science Appreciation-with Guy Harrison
#79-How critical thinking can make us better citizens and cure our ailing democracy-with guest Timothy Redmond
#78-Celebrating Skilled Intuition-a second look at Naturalistic Decision Making with guest Gary Klein
#77-The journey from the world of magicians and psychics to becoming a skeptical activist who promotes science and critical thinking-with guest Mark Edward
#76-How mathematics can improve our lives and make us better critical thinkers-with guest John Allen Paulos
#75-How to Get Real by Mastering and Using Critical Thinking-with guest Jon Guy
#74-Teaching and Learning Critical Thinking—back to the basics—with Melanie Trecek-King
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