Category: Critical Thinking

• Unlocking the Mind: Mastering Decision-Making Dynamics

  2–3 minutes

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  11th Nov 2024

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  Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Personal Development

  The psychology of decision-making explores cognitive biases, emotions, social influences, and bounded rationality in shaping choices. Cognitive biases like ‘anchoring’ affect judgments; emotions influence decisions beyond logic. Social norms drive conformity, while bounded rationality outlines decision limits. Understanding these elements enhances decision-making, integrating insights from Kahneman, Damasio, Asch, Simon, and Gigerenzer.

  

• The Science of Thought: Critical Thinking and the Fight Against Pseudoscience

  28–42 minutes

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  21st Sep 2024

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  Conspiracy Theories, Critical Thinking, Philosophy, Pseudoscience, Rationality, Religion and Beliefs, Science and Technology

  The importance of critical thinking and how to avoid cognitive biases, including strategies for identifying pseudoscience. It covers common cognitive biases like confirmation bias and overconfidence, emphasizes evidence-based decision-making, and provides practical steps for improving rational thinking in personal, professional, and academic contexts.