In this third in a series of Thinking Clearly episodes—offered in the hope of fostering critical thinking and civil dialogue as we approach our 2024 presidential election in America—we are replaying core episodes with those themes. In this edition, you’ll hear an episode that we recorded with Stephen Hawkins, director of research at More in Common—a non-profit organization focused on understanding the forces driving us apart and working to bring us together to tackle our shared challenges.
#74-Teaching and Learning Critical Thinking—back to the basics—with Melanie Trecek-King
#73-Back to the Nuts and Bolts of Critical Thinking-with guest James Zimring
#72-Trust and the Semantic Pointer Theory of Cognition-with Paul Thagard
#71-The Nature of Trust in this age of Polarization-with guest Kevin Vallier
#70-The Nature of Trust
#69-Strategies for Constructive Conversations-with guest Tania Israel
#68-Hidden Tribes and the Perception Gap-with guest Stephen Hawkins
#67-Street Epistemology-with guest Anthony Magnabosco
#66-Political Depolarization and the Work of Braver Angels-with guest Ciaran O’Connor
#65-Considering Risks and Benefits of our Actions and Beliefs-with guest David Ropeik
#64-Bob and Julia discuss perspectives to help understand dysfunction in the ability of people with opposing views to have productive dialogues
#63- How Reality-Based Communities and the Constitution of Knowledge Can Help Turn Disagreement into Truth-with guest Jonathan Rauch
#62-How to Talk to a Science Denier-with guest Lee McIntyre
#61-Teaching Critical Thinking to American Military Future Leaders-with Guest Stephen Gerras
#60-The Attention Economy-with Guest Michael H. Goldhaber
#59-Deep Questions about Critical Thinking
#58-Exploring the New Science of Cognitive Immunology-with Guest Andy Norman
#57-Political Depolarization-How to Navigate Political Discussions with Friends and Family-with guest Bill Doherty
#56-The Relationship of Group Identity to Critical Thinking-with Guest Amber Gaffney
#55-How to Identify BS and When and How to Challenge It-with Guest Jevin West
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