Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills [hoopla TV program].

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Added Author:

Novella, Dr. Steven, actor.

Novella, Dr. Steven, writer.

Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

[United States] : The Great Courses, 2012.

Made available through hoopla

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 720 min.)) : sd., col.

Abstract:

Become a savvier, sharper critical thinker in your professional and personal life. These 24 rewarding lectures immerses you in the science of cognitive biases and thought processes. By immersing yourself in the science of critical thinking, and by learning how to think about thinking, you'll gain concrete lessons for doing so more critically, more intelligently, and more successfully than before.

Performers:

Dr. Steven Novella.

Contents:

Episode 1 The Necessity of Thinking about Thinking Episode 2 The Neuroscience of Belief Episode 3 Errors of Perception Episode 4 Flaws and Fabrications of Memory Episode 5 Pattern Recognition Episode 6 Our Constructed Reality Episode 7 The Structure and Purpose of Argument Episode 8 Logic and Logical Fallacies Episode 9 Heuristics and Cognitive Biases Episode 10 Poor at Probability Episode 11 Toward Better Estimates of What's Probable Episode 12 Culture and Mass Delusions Episode 13 Philosophy and Presuppositions of Science Episode 14 Science and the Supernatural Episode 15 Varieties and Quality of Scientific Evidence Episode 16 Great Scientific Blunders Episode 17 Science Versus Pseudoscience Episode 18 The Many Kinds of Pseudoscience Episode 19 The Trap of Grand Conspiracy Thinking Episode 20 Denialism Episode 21 Marketing, Scams, and Urban Legends Episode 22 Science, Media, and Democracy Episode 23 Experts and Scientific Consensus Episode 24 Critical Thinking and Science in Your Life.

Technical Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Genre:

Educational television programs.

Science television programs.

Language:

English

Added Corporate Author:

hoopla digital.

Audience:

Rated TVPG.

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