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Artificial Intelligence
Preaching Caution on the Road to AI

Guy P. Harrison on April 27, 2024

We seem to be speeding toward the first artificial superintelligence. If it happens, according to AI expert Darren Mckee, it will be a profound, exciting, and dangerous moment.

We seem to be speeding toward the first artificial superintelligence. If it happens, according to AI expert Darren Mckee, it will be a profound, exciting, and dangerous moment.

Heuristics
The Power and the Beauty of Illuminated Ignorance

Guy P. Harrison on January 31, 2024

We can never know everything and yet unconscious biases often convince us that we do. Being alert to your own ignorance is crucial for more efficient thinking in daily life.

We can never know everything and yet unconscious biases often convince us that we do. Being alert to your own ignorance is crucial for more efficient thinking in daily life.

The Timing Factor. When we believe is crucial because it reveals how we think.
Cognition
Why the Clock Counts with Critical Thinking

Guy P. Harrison on September 24, 2023

The timing of when we accept a claim shows the quality of our thinking processes, whether the claim is later proved correct or not.

The timing of when we accept a claim shows the quality of our thinking processes, whether the claim is later proved correct or not.

Cognition
Thinking Well Changes Everything

Guy P. Harrison on August 29, 2022

No one is born with the critical thinking skills and instincts needed to thrive in today's complex, hyper-connected, and scam-filled world.

No one is born with the critical thinking skills and instincts needed to thrive in today's complex, hyper-connected, and scam-filled world.

Education
How to Repair the American Mind

Guy P. Harrison on January 19, 2021

How can we solve the growing crisis of political manipulation and irrational belief that threatens America?

How can we solve the growing crisis of political manipulation and irrational belief that threatens America?

Cognition
How to Think Well in Challenging Times

Guy P. Harrison on August 24, 2020

We are living in unique and challenging times. Consider these tips from a cognitive scientist to help you navigate the deceptions and delusions.

We are living in unique and challenging times. Consider these tips from a cognitive scientist to help you navigate the deceptions and delusions.

Coronavirus Disease 2019
How to Stop the Pandemic From Infecting Your Thinking

Guy P. Harrison on April 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is generating waves of fantasies and fraud that are sweeping the globe. Our only defense is to practice good mental hygiene in the form of critical thinking.

The COVID-19 pandemic is generating waves of fantasies and fraud that are sweeping the globe. Our only defense is to practice good mental hygiene in the form of critical thinking.

Cognition
Why Won’t UFOs Go Away?

Guy P. Harrison on February 6, 2020

Interest in space, including the possibility of extraterrestrial life, should be encouraged. But we don’t have to surrender our critical thinking to pursue these ideas.

Interest in space, including the possibility of extraterrestrial life, should be encouraged. But we don’t have to surrender our critical thinking to pursue these ideas.