In a world full of facts, fakes, and feelings, critical thinking is what keeps us from mistaking popularity for truth.

The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

Education systems need to focus more on independent critical thinking and rational, evidence-based learning and problem-solving to find answers to many of the unprecedented environmental, social, and ...

A problem pops up at work—what’s the first thing you do? The frenzied pace of many corporate environments means that we often jump straight to solutions. But this tendency, deeply ingrained through ...

Most of the world’s population believes in God, or gods, but alongside them there are also hundreds of millions of nonbelievers. What makes one a believer or not? Religious faith is likely a complex ...

Critical thinking is a cornerstone of effective leadership, problem-solving, and innovation, but what exactly is happening in your brain during the process? At the most basic level, critical thinking ...

At a certain point, worrying about the political environment without doing anything about it just becomes exhausting”— ...

In a recent post, I discussed social barriers to applying critical thinking. I received interesting feedback on this particular topic and I thought further discussion around this dialogue would be of ...

What killed critical thinking in India was not the guru-shishya tradition itself but the historical forces that prevented us ...

In today’s competitive job market, critical thinking skills are essential for career advancement and achieving high-paying positions. For job seekers aiming for salaries of $100,000 or more per year, ...

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