The Open Minds Foundation

About

The Open Minds Foundation champions critical thinking to create a world without coercion, offering educational resources, techniques, and insights. The organisation is based on the belief in independent choice and freedom of mind, and was established by a group of individuals whose personal experience was exactly the opposite. They believe that through better critical thinking education and training, we can make the world a better place.

Recent Posts

The Martyr Complex, Narcissism, and Conspiracy Theorists

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

Is AI Paving the Way for Smarter Thinking?

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.

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?

How AI-Generated Content Can Undermine Your 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?

Relearning Statistics Can Reduce Your Risk of Manipulation

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

How to Engage an Entrenched Believer

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.

Applying Algebraic Strategies to Make Gains in How You Think

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.

Your Recreation Time Can Increase Your Misinformation Risk

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.

How Narrative Laundering Undermines Critical Thinking

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.

How Algorithms Change How We Think

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