038 - Tribal Literacy and Emotional Intelligence
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.
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037 - 3 Honest Updates: On Failure, Living With a Stutter, and Accepting My Comfort Zone
The 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.
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036 - Understanding Complex Social Phenomena: More Theories of the Causes of Social Polarization
The 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.
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035 - Updates and a Street Epistemology Interview
The 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".
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034 - Understanding the Causes of Polarization (Part 1): Depolarization Initiatives
The 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.
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033 - Critical Thinking About Conspiracies
The 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.
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032 - When Tribalism Becomes Pathological
The 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.
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031 - New Cartoon Videos Plus a Fall 2018 Update
The 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.
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030 - Behind the Scenes of My New Video Course
The 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.
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029 - How to Raise a Critical Thinker
The 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.
info_outlineOver the past month almost every email conversation I’ve had with someone about my projects and plans has ended with “I’m going to talk about this on the next podcast”.
In this episode I’m going to answer the most common questions I get about the status of my finances, what my plans are to improve my situation in 2018, what video courses I’m developing for Udemy, and where we are with the development of the Argument Ninja Academy.
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship and making a living online doing what you love, I think you’ll find this episode interesting.
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Link to my latest sketchbook video: "In Our Tribe We Trust"
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Link to my 2017-Year-in-Review blog post
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In This Episode:
(0:00 - 0:52) Introductory remarks.
(0:53 - 1:50) New video published: "In Our Tribe We Trust"
(1:50 - 8:06) How I managed my horrible tax situation
(8:06 - 13:30) Review of my web properties and income from various components of my business
(13:30 - 15:23) Strategies in 2018 for consolidating my web presence
(15:23 - 19:28) How my approach to designing and teaching video courses has changed since I left academia. Example: How to teach critical thinking about probability and uncertainty to "ordinary people"
(19:28 - 21:13) Designing new courses for kevindelaplante.com
(21:13 - 22:17) Summary of consolidation plans and projects
(22:17 - 30:30) Returning to Udemy. Designing a new course on the Vocabulary of Science. Teaching Philosophy of Science at Carleton University this summer.
(30:30 - 31:59) Intermediate stages on the way to the Argument Ninja Academy
(31:02 - 32:35) Wrapping up