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Paul Thagard Ph.D.

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Paul Thagard, Ph.D., is a Canadian philosopher and cognitive scientist. His latest book, published by Columbia University Press, is Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It.

Books by Paul Thagard Ph.D.
Recent Posts
How to Give Your Heart a Shake
Explore the possibility of intentionally changing our emotions without the standard view of a heart-head divide. Here are actionable steps for emotional transformation.
How to Stop Misinformation
Misinformation can be fought by identifying it, locating sources and motives, and using critical thinking and motivational interviewing.
Understanding Chemistry in Psychotherapy

The alliance between therapist and client is analogous to romantic chemistry. Both are emergent properties of perceptions, emotions, behaviors, and consciousness.

The alliance between therapist and client is analogous to romantic chemistry. Both are emergent properties of perceptions, emotions, behaviors, and consciousness.

What Is Romantic Chemistry?

Chemistry results from the interaction of perception, emotion, and behavior, with consciousness based on neural representations, binding, coherence, and attentional competition.

Chemistry results from the interaction of perception, emotion, and behavior, with consciousness based on neural representations, binding, coherence, and attentional competition.

Increase Your Creativity With ChatGPT

A method I call “ChatStorming” uses AI to generate useful questions as well as answers, for example about the nature of consciousness.

A method I call “ChatStorming” uses AI to generate useful questions as well as answers, for example about the nature of consciousness.

Artificial Intelligence Is Becoming Much Scarier

Large language models such as ChatGPT are dramatic advances in AI that require ethical examination and political action.

Large language models such as ChatGPT are dramatic advances in AI that require ethical examination and political action.

Inoculation Against Misinformation Is Not Foolproof

The inoculation metaphor has generated some useful techniques, but it is misleading as a general way of explaining and combatting misinformation.

The inoculation metaphor has generated some useful techniques, but it is misleading as a general way of explaining and combatting misinformation.

Is the Universe Trying to Tell You Something?

Some people take surprises or coincidences as signs that the universe is communicating with them, but other explanations are more plausible.

Some people take surprises or coincidences as signs that the universe is communicating with them, but other explanations are more plausible.