Leading physicist Saul Perlmutter warns AI can create a false sense of confidence, urging skepticism and constant ...

A few years ago, in an EdTechTeacher workshop, a teacher made a comment that stuck with me: “I want my students to be able to sit with a problem.” This middle school science teacher found herself ...

Critical thinking is important in the workplace and specifically for strengthening your organizational power and influence (as I wrote in “Think You’re Entitled to Your Opinion? Think Again”). But ...

Critical thinking is useful in just about every sphere of life you can think of, but it’s especially important for entrepreneurs. It prevents you from chasing every rainbow or going down dead ends.

Attention spans are getting shorter in part due to the proliferation of new media, including the internet, email and texting. That is one conclusion that Maggie Jackson draws in her 2008 book, ...

Generative artificial intelligence tools can enhance people’s efficiency but that can come with a cost, reduced effort in ...

Conspiracy theories. Inability to distinguish facts from falsehoods. Widespread confusion about who and what to believe. These are some of the hallmarks of the current crisis in critical ...

Most courses at UW, from USP to disciplinary, undergraduate to graduate, include learning outcomes focused on critical and creative thinking. Yet these skills and characteristics can vary ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm the author of "Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students," and I write about ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press prior to his departure from the White House on September 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump is ...

“We aren’t teaching students how to think critically!” So goes the exasperated lament you have probably heard and possibly uttered. The thing is, that’s a crazy hard thing to do. It may seem like a ...

Disinformation is a pervasive global challenge, evolving in scope, sophistication and the scale of its impact in just the past few years. There is extensive research exploring why critical thinking is ...