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Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills

Written by: Steven Novella,The Great Courses
Narrated by: Steven Novella
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No skill is more important in today's world than being able to think about, understand, and act on information in an effective and responsible way. What's more, at no point in human history have we had access to so much information, with such relative ease, as we do in the 21st century. But because misinformation out there has increased as well, critical thinking is more important than ever.

These 24 rewarding lectures equip you with the knowledge and techniques you need to become a savvier, sharper critical thinker in your professional and personal life. By immersing yourself in the science of cognitive biases and critical thinking, and by learning how to think about thinking (a practice known as metacognition), you'll gain concrete lessons for doing so more critically, more intelligently, and more successfully.

The key to successful critical thinking lies in understanding the neuroscience behind how our thinking works - and goes wrong; avoiding common pitfalls and errors in thinking, such as logical fallacies and biases; and knowing how to distinguish good science from pseudoscience. Professor Novella tackles these issues and more, exploring how the (often unfamiliar) ways in which our brains are hardwired can distract and prevent us from getting to the truth of a particular matter.

Along the way, he provides you with a critical toolbox that you can use to better assess the quality of information. Even though the world is becoming more and more saturated information, you can take the initiative and become better prepared to make sense of it all with this intriguing course.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

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Great book worth a listen but maybe I'm bias.

Narration was good but don't like the clap track that seems to be added in.

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My favorite audible book

You don’t often find a really good audible but this was certainly one of them enjoy every minute

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Exceptional Lectures

Dr. Steven Novella, is a master at explaining how our minds are deceptive to ourselves. How our minds trick us into thinking things that aren't really reality. And what to look out for in deception of marketing, relationships, how we are deceived by others and how we deceive ourselves and others without consciously being aware of it.

Dr. Novella uses a multitude of great examples that all of us can easily relate to from our past experiences.

By bringing his knowledge and insightfulness to our conscious awareness, we can see and live in a world whereby we recognize deception for what it is. To not be fooled again. To understand that most of our previous beliefs, about virtually everything, are often deceptions without having scientifically based evidence to support them.

Dr. Novella has certainly opened my mind, and I'll be buying up all his audio books to learn more.

It is / was a great listening experience. #Audible1

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worth the money

Has interesting insight. A different way to view how we view information. Talks about how we can be blinded our selves in biases... it was a good listen

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A great summary of how we trick ourselves

This was a great tour of some of the ways we often trick ourselves. The examples used are great and his explanations are even better. My only gripe is that there isn't enough time spent on how to avoid these common mistakes, or how to convince people that it also happens to them.

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interesting

some really cool insights into how you think. i will be listening to this more than once.

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Incredible course!

Anyone who is looking to expand their perception on critical thinking skills in a way that will be better your life, this is the course.

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Excellent course

Even if you have some experience with critical thinking, this course is worth a listen.

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Well, I believe that this is one of the best lectures I have listened to, to date!

Everyone should have some sort of critical thinking skills, this lecture show how to develop such skills.

We are saturated with information by the minute. Wouldn't you like to be able to sort it all out?

This lecture can help! Have a listen...

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Worth listening

Great lectures, in the Information Age these lectures gives one great tips how to filter the information and get to bottom of what’s right information. Another well put program by Great Courses. Thanks Great Courses.

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