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Critical thinking, science, and pseudoscience
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ISBN: 0826194265 9780826194268 9780826194190 0826194192 Year: 2016 Publisher: New York, NY

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This unique text for undergraduate courses teaches students to apply critical thinking skills across all academic disciplines by examining popular pseudoscientific claims through a multidisciplinary lens. Rather than merely focusing on critical thinking grounded in philosophy and psychology, the text incorporates the perspectives of biology, physics, medicine, and other disciplines to reinforce different categories of rational explanation. The book is also distinguished by its respectful approach to individuals whose ideas are, according to the authors, deeply flawed. Accessible and engaging, it describes what critical thinking is, why it is important, and how to learn and apply skillsóusing scientific methods--that promote it. The text also examines why critical thinking can be difficult to engage in and explores the psychological and social reasons why people are drawn to and find credence in extraordinary claims. From alien abductions and psychic phenomena to strange creatures and unsupported alternative medical treatments, the text uses examples from a wide range of pseudoscience fields and brings evidence from diverse disciplines to critically examine these erroneous claims. Particularly timely is the text's examination of how, using the narrative of today's "culture wars," religion and culture impact science. The authors focus on how the human brain, rife with natural biases, does not process information in a rational fashion, and the social factors that prevent individuals from gaining an unbiased, critical perspective on information. Authored by a psychologist and a philosopher who have extensive experience teaching and writing on critical thinking and skeptical inquiry, this work will help students to strengthen their skills in reasoning and debate, become intelligent consumers of research, and make well-informed choices as citizens. Key Features: Addresses the foundations of critical thinking and how to apply it through the popular activity of examining pseudoscience Explains why humans are vulnerable to pseudoscientific claims and how critical thinking can overcome fallacies and biases Reinforces critical thinking through multidisciplinary analyses of pseudoscience Examines how religion and culture impact science Enlightens using an engaging, entertaining approach Written by experienced and innovative scholar/educators well known in the skeptic community Features teaching resources including an Instructor's Guide and Powepoint slides


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Norwegian social thought on Latin America
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ISBN: 9877222019 Year: 2016 Publisher: Buenos Aires : CLACSO,


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Critical reading in higher education
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ISBN: 0253018986 9780253018984 9780253018830 0253018838 9780253018922 0253018927 Year: 2016 Publisher: Bloomington, Indiana

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The authors discovered the good (students can read), the bad (students are not reading for social engagement), and the ugly (class assignments may be setting students up for failure) and they offer strategies that can better engage students and provide more meaningful reading experiences.


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Critical feeling : how to use feelings strategically
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ISBN: 1316560201 1107446759 1316557472 1107060192 1107629764 Year: 2016 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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How can we develop the sensitivity necessary for playing music or making crafts? How can teachers make their lessons interesting? In what ways can consumers avoid undue influence? How do we acquire refined tastes, or come to believe what we want to believe? Addressing these issues and providing an account for tackling personal and societal problems, Rolf Reber combines insights from psychology, philosophy, and education to introduce the concept of 'critical feeling'. While many people are familiar with the concept of critical thinking, critical feeling denotes the strategic use of feelings in order to optimize an outcome. Reber discusses the theoretical and empirical foundations of critical feeling and provides an overview of applications, including well-being, skill learning, personal relationships, business, politics, school, art, morality, and religion. This original and thought-provoking study will interest a broad range of researchers, students, and practitioners.


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Uit onbetrouwbare bron : de veldgids om leugens, manipulaties en misvattingen te doorzien
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ISBN: 9789047009061 Year: 2016 Publisher: Utrecht Atlas Contact

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In een wereld waarin je voortdurend wordt overspoeld met informatie is kritisch blijven denken belangrijker dan ooit. Met name op internet vliegen de onbetrouwbare data, halve waarheden en leugens je om de oren. Maar hoe maak je het onderscheid tussen feit en fictie? Hoe weet je welke bron je nog kunt vertrouwen als zelfs kranten en de overheid het vaak mis hebben? Levitin leert je misleidende informatie te herkennen door te onthullen hoe opzettelijk misbruik wordt gemaakt van statistiek, psychologie en logica. Dit boek laat je zien hoe gemakkelijk het is om, soms op een geraffineerde manier, zaken mooier voor te stellen dan ze zijn of zelfs ronduit te liegen. Laat je niet langer voor de gek houden door rammelende argumenten en verdraaide cijfers. Leer kritisch denken, want een gezonde dosis argwaan is geen overbodige luxe. Het boek bevat veel aansprekende voorbeelden, cases en wetenschappelijke onderbouwing. Btron : http://www.bol.com


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Truth or truthiness
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ISBN: 131649053X 1316490750 1316492079 1316490971 1316424316 1316491196 1316489213 9781316492079 9781316424315 9781316491195 9781107130579 1107130573 Year: 2016 Publisher: New York

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Teacher tenure is a problem. Teacher tenure is a solution. Fracking is safe. Fracking causes earthquakes. Our kids are over-tested. Our kids are not tested enough. We read claims like these in the newspaper every day, often with no justification other than 'it feels right'. How can we figure out what is right? Escaping from the clutches of truthiness begins with one simple question: 'what is the evidence?' With his usual verve and flair, Howard Wainer shows how the sceptical mind-set of a data scientist can expose truthiness, nonsense, and outright deception. Using the tools of causal inference he evaluates the evidence, or lack thereof, supporting claims in many fields, with special emphasis in education. This wise book is a must-read for anyone who has ever wanted to challenge the pronouncements of authority figures and a lucid and captivating narrative that entertains and educates at the same time.


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The stupidity paradox : the power and pitfalls of functional stupidity at work
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ISBN: 9781781255414 9781782832027 1781255415 1782832025 Year: 2016 Publisher: London Profile Books

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Functional stupidity can be catastrophic. It can cause organisational collapse, financial meltdown and technical disaster. And there are countless, more everyday examples of organisations accepting the dubious, the absurd and the downright idiotic, from unsustainable management fads to the cult of leadership or an over-reliance on brand and image. And yet a dose of stupidity can be useful and produce good, short-term results: it can nurture harmony, encourage people to get on with the job and drive success. This is the stupidity paradox. The Stupidity Paradox the book is a wake-up call for smart organisations and smarter people. It encourages us to use our intelligence fully for the sake of personal satisfaction, organisational success and the flourishing of society as a whole.


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Metaliteracy in practice
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ISBN: 0838913873 9780838913871 9780838913796 0838913792 9780838913888 9780838913895 0838913881 083891389X 9781783300938 1783300930 Year: 2016 Publisher: Chicago

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"In their earlier book Metaliteracy, the authors offered an original framework for engaging learners as reflective and collaborative participants in today's complex information environments. Now, they move that comprehensive structure for information literacy firmly into real-world practice, highlighting the groundbreaking work of librarians and faculty who are already applying the metaliteracy model in distinctive teaching and learning settings. Representing multiple disciplines from a range of educational institutions, this book explores: relationships among metaliteracy, digital literacy, and multimodal literacy; incorporating the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education; the metaliteracy model and emerging technologies; flexible course design and social media; students as creators of information; application of metaliteracy in specialized environments, such as nursing education; metaliteracy and institutional repositories; LibGuides as a student information creation tool; the metacognitive dimension of research-based learning; metaliteracy as empowerment in undergraduate learning outcomes; agency and the metaliterate learner; and metaliteracy, agency, and praxis. The case studies presented in this valuable resource demonstrate how librarians and educators can help students effectively communicate, create, and share information in today's participatory digital environments"--Publisher's website

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