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Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills
- Narrated by: Steven Novella
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
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Summary
No skill is more important in today's world than being able to think about, understand, and act on information in an effective and responsible way. What's more, at no point in human history have we had access to so much information, with such relative ease, as we do in the 21st century. But because misinformation out there has increased as well, critical thinking is more important than ever.
These 24 rewarding lectures equip you with the knowledge and techniques you need to become a savvier, sharper critical thinker in your professional and personal life. By immersing yourself in the science of cognitive biases and critical thinking, and by learning how to think about thinking (a practice known as metacognition), you'll gain concrete lessons for doing so more critically, more intelligently, and more successfully.
The key to successful critical thinking lies in understanding the neuroscience behind how our thinking works - and goes wrong; avoiding common pitfalls and errors in thinking, such as logical fallacies and biases; and knowing how to distinguish good science from pseudoscience. Professor Novella tackles these issues and more, exploring how the (often unfamiliar) ways in which our brains are hardwired can distract and prevent us from getting to the truth of a particular matter.
Along the way, he provides you with a critical toolbox that you can use to better assess the quality of information. Even though the world is becoming more and more saturated information, you can take the initiative and become better prepared to make sense of it all with this intriguing course.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- joshua hodson
- 28-11-16
Steven Novella always nails it.
(this review should be read with a 1940's/50's news announcers voice)
Tired of being taken for a fool by simple and clichéd marketing tactics? Tired of holding cherished but ultimately wrong beliefs? Tired of loosing Facebook debates on the merit of being wrong?...then look no further. Prof. Steven Novella will take you through all the essential steps of being a skeptic.
You will learn how to only trust real science, and then how to be skeptical of said science.
You will chart some of the most hilarious mistakes in scientific history and then have all of your cognitive biases laid bare as your world crumbles around you.
lose your mind in most sane way possible.
Pick up a copy today!
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- Gharper
- 03-12-14
Highly recommended for those of a skeptical nature
I really enjoyed this course. I feel I can think more clearly about what is going on around me and I would recommend it to anyone for this reason.
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- Pedro Romero
- 13-08-19
Excellent experience
Helping to be more a critical thinker. Well prepared class.
Full of samples that facilitates the listener engagement.
I am going to listen again some lessons.
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- Mr. C. S. Richardson
- 18-02-17
excellent
really enjoyed this book. would recommend to anyone with an interest in this field. enjoy!
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- Edward
- 02-01-19
Highly recommended. 6 stars
purchased several Great Courses books. this is the very best. besides learning new informations, you will get to learn to think critically, and hopefully, become a wiser person by making better decisions. I totally enjoyed it, and will be listening a second time back to back.
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- Paul
- 03-04-15
Beautifully presented
Recommended listening for learning how to understand your own flaws in thinking and catch & correct biases. Excellent!
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- jonty
- 14-07-15
Really good
Amazing talk by great speaker. Really says what it is in their title. Thinking about thinking and really being analytical and questioning yourself and others.
Highly recommend for anyone that likes to intellectually engage.
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- George
- 17-09-16
Outstanding
Outstanding courses! Difficult to grasp in one go the amount of information. Reviewing necessary in order to fully understand the topics.
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- David Mecrow
- 28-06-17
Thought Provoking and Interesting
Great concept, great execution. Really helpful at helping you dissect your own thoughts and others'
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- Jason William Alls
- 09-04-21
A worthy listen
It is interesting with some good guidance. Listen to it and take from it what you will. But always maintain an open mind!
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