013 - Avatars for Critical Thinking (Brainstorming the Argument Ninja Academy)
Release Date: 12/09/2016
The Argument Ninja Podcast
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I share the audio from an interview I did with Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda for her for a new podcast, Living and Leading with Emotional Intelligence.
info_outline 037 - 3 Honest Updates: On Failure, Living With a Stutter, and Accepting My Comfort ZoneThe Argument Ninja Podcast
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk openly about why this is the first new episode I've produced in 7 months, and the lessons I'm learning as a life-long stutterer.
info_outline 036 - Understanding Complex Social Phenomena: More Theories of the Causes of Social PolarizationThe Argument Ninja Podcast
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about the difficulty of judging how much we really understand about the causes of complex social phenomena.
info_outline 035 - Updates and a Street Epistemology InterviewThe Argument Ninja Podcast
On episode 035 of the Argument Ninja podcast I share updates on new course development over at kevindelaplante.com, and I share both the audio and the video of a one-hour interview I did with the hosts of the Epistemic podcast, which focuses on "street epistemology".
info_outline 034 - Understanding the Causes of Polarization (Part 1): Depolarization InitiativesThe Argument Ninja Podcast
In episode 024 of the Argument Ninja Podcast I'm starting a series of episodes that will explore different models of the causes of social and political polarization, and introduce some general principles for thinking critically about complex social phenomena like polarization.
info_outline 033 - Critical Thinking About ConspiraciesThe Argument Ninja Podcast
On this episode of the Argument Ninja Podcast I'm presenting edited versions of last three episodes of my first podcast show that I produced in 2010-11. These were the last episodes I produced of that podcast series, and I discuss why in the introduction.
info_outline 032 - When Tribalism Becomes PathologicalThe Argument Ninja Podcast
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I share the audio for the three videos I recently produced on Cognitive Biases, Tribalism and Politics. It was designed as one long video presenting one long argument, so the audio works well in this continuous format.
info_outline 031 - New Cartoon Videos Plus a Fall 2018 UpdateThe Argument Ninja Podcast
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about the three new videos I recently produced on Cognitive Biases, Tribalism and Politics, and I give an update on what's been keeping me busy this fall.
info_outline 030 - Behind the Scenes of My New Video CourseThe Argument Ninja Podcast
On this episode I talk about the genesis of my new video course, "The Vocabulary of Science: First Steps to Science Literacy", and my decision to start producing the Argument Ninja podcast in both audio and video formats.
info_outline 029 - How to Raise a Critical ThinkerThe Argument Ninja Podcast
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about the importance of critical thinking education for kids and teens, and what parents can do to help their kids become better critical thinkers.
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