Critical Thinking

New research reveals misinformation’s real-world impact, including poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm.

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Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - A philosophical perspective on constructing an information literacy education framework to foster college students’ complex thinking skills

Here are ten important things they never taught you in school

Our species adopted a host of cognitive strategies to survive and thrive. These lessons can help you avoid their pitfalls.

Getting a STEM degree can provide an early job boost. But by the time a career blossoms, that boost is over and liberal arts learners often earn more.

Nine out of ten people admit to daydreaming in meetings. Seventy-three percent do other work. That’s because most meetings are poorly designed. How do you improve the situation? By applying design thinking principles. Start with empathy, by asking what attendees should get out of the gathering? Next, set a frame, or purpose and desired outcome, for the meeting. Then think creatively about how best to achieve those goals. And, finally, test-drive your plan with attendees and tweak it based on their feedback.

Design thinking can be a powerful creative framework for product managers, helping them come up with great insights. Let us show you why.

Three middle school projects—in English, math, and history—use computational thinking skills to address social justice topics.

When you think of ‘cybersecurity’, many of us automatically think of the business’s IT department, slaving away in hoodies in front of their laptops,

It turns out there's a perfect amount of coffee to drink, and it's more than you think.

Design Thinking is a 5-step process to come up with meaningful ideas that solve real problems for a particular group of people. The process is taught in top...

It's easier than you think.

Introduction When you think about it, defining thinking is harder than you think. And getting students to think hard is even harder. Think back to when you last had to build something and yo…

What we are losing amidst all the craze for collaboration is the ability to think--deeply and alone.

With 3D printers growing in size, and plans afoot to replicate skin tissue and organs, this technology is set to spring more surprises

This intro to design thinking class will help you develop a common language and understanding of design thinking across your organization. Enroll today!

Given the growing use of computing, algorithms and data in all fields from the humanities to medicine to business, it’s becoming increasingly important for students to understand the basics of computer science (CS). So how can teachers start introducing computational thinking in early school curriculum?

Are today's students impatient to solve problems without enough thought? Curtis Chandler says "brain stretchers" can get them to slow down and think critically.

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