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Jon Guy: An Owner's Manual for the Mind

Jon Guy: An Owner's Manual for the Mind

FromTalking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta


Jon Guy: An Owner's Manual for the Mind

FromTalking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
May 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We are bombarded by claims, and have access to the most information in human history, instantly.  How do we sort it out? What is real and what's not?  Who do we trust? These are major questions today, and affect everything from public health to the foundations of democracy in the USA.  From the news to the internet to the dinner table we are immersed in suspect information. How do we recognize and address conspiratorial thinking?  What mistakes do we make when analyzing a problem?  How can we recognize disinformation? Jon Guy has written a new book, Think Straight, that that addresses these questions perfectly, by providing a tool kit for dissection of information and claims. He covers a broad section of topics in what might be the most complete work on the subject of critical thinking and skepticism. Pre-Order on Amazon Here 
Released:
May 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Talking Biotech is a weekly podcast that uncovers the stories, ideas and research of people at the frontier of biology and engineering. Each episode explores how science and technology will transform agriculture, protect the environment, and feed 10 billion people by 2050. Interviews are led by Dr. Kevin Folta, a professor of molecular biology and genomics.