The Art of Critical Thinking

Artificial Intelligence

AI Eases Our Mental Load at the Expense of Critical Thinking

The Open Minds Foundation on October 30, 2024

A new study has found that employing ChatGPT makes the work easier and reduces mental load, but it comes at the expense of quality arguments, grades, and critical thinking.

A new study has found that employing ChatGPT makes the work easier and reduces mental load, but it comes at the expense of quality arguments, grades, and critical thinking.

Cognition

What Riots and Transphobia Teach Us About Critical Thinking

The Open Minds Foundation on August 29, 2024

Targeted disinformation campaigns are leading to widespread civil unrest and waves of hate. They highlight the urgent need to bring critical thinking education to the forefront.

Targeted disinformation campaigns are leading to widespread civil unrest and waves of hate. They highlight the urgent need to bring critical thinking education to the forefront.

Narcissism

The Martyr Complex, Narcissism, and Conspiracy Theorists

The Open Minds Foundation on April 11, 2024

The conspiratorial world can captivate narcissists by appealing to their pathological need for admiration.

The conspiratorial world can captivate narcissists by appealing to their pathological need for admiration.

Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Paving the Way for Smarter Thinking?

The Open Minds Foundation on January 31, 2024

In education, AI is going to become ever more pervasive, it's essential to embrace it as a learning medium, to ensure continued educational relevance and capability.

In education, AI is going to become ever more pervasive, it's essential to embrace it as a learning medium, to ensure continued educational relevance and capability.

Media

Do You Consider Yourself Media Literate?

The Open Minds Foundation on December 21, 2023

As we find ourselves caught up in the maelstrom of modern media, it can be challenging to separate fact from fiction. Do you consider yourself media literate?

As we find ourselves caught up in the maelstrom of modern media, it can be challenging to separate fact from fiction. Do you consider yourself media literate?

Artificial Intelligence

How AI-Generated Content Can Undermine Your Thinking Skills

The Open Minds Foundation on November 27, 2023

A recent report warns that “as much as 90 percent of online content may be synthetically generated by 2026.” To what extent will this impact people’s critical thinking skills?

A recent report warns that “as much as 90 percent of online content may be synthetically generated by 2026.” To what extent will this impact people’s critical thinking skills?

Media

Relearning Statistics Can Reduce Your Risk of Manipulation

The Open Minds Foundation on October 31, 2023

Properly understanding statistics is an essential tool for inoculating your thinking against potential bad actors, and assuring your continued ability to think critically.

Properly understanding statistics is an essential tool for inoculating your thinking against potential bad actors, and assuring your continued ability to think critically.

Bias

How to Engage an Entrenched Believer

The Open Minds Foundation on September 27, 2023

When faced with an entrenched believer, what is the best way to tackle their bias? Fact sharing can further entrench beliefs, while technique rebuttal proves more effective.

When faced with an entrenched believer, what is the best way to tackle their bias? Fact sharing can further entrench beliefs, while technique rebuttal proves more effective.

Cognition

Applying Algebraic Strategies to Make Gains in How You Think

The Open Minds Foundation on August 31, 2023

A novel approach to critical thinking is to emulate the mathematical approach to equations, using inversion. It encourages us to approach information in a contrary way.

A novel approach to critical thinking is to emulate the mathematical approach to equations, using inversion. It encourages us to approach information in a contrary way.

Cognition

Your Recreation Time Can Increase Your Misinformation Risk

The Open Minds Foundation on July 27, 2023

According to a new study, how much leisure time we spend on the internet and digital media affects our ability to think critically and spot misinformation.

According to a new study, how much leisure time we spend on the internet and digital media affects our ability to think critically and spot misinformation.

Conspiracy Theories

How Narrative Laundering Undermines Critical Thinking

The Open Minds Foundation on May 25, 2023

Our brains are fallible, giving rise to a recent boom in narrative laundering, a manipulative technique designed to sow confusion and fuel destabilising political agendas.

Our brains are fallible, giving rise to a recent boom in narrative laundering, a manipulative technique designed to sow confusion and fuel destabilising political agendas.

Media

How Algorithms Change How We Think

The Open Minds Foundation on April 20, 2023

Most of us succumb to the simplicity of algorithmic manipulation, volunteering our minds to potent social experimentation.

Most of us succumb to the simplicity of algorithmic manipulation, volunteering our minds to potent social experimentation.