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Tom Gilovich finds it fun to study the whys and wherefores of how human beings make sense of the information delivered by […] The post Tom Gilovich On the Spotlight Effect appeared first on Social Science Space .

The challenge: Students tend to perceive attractive looking results as more trustworthy. This is the aesthetic bias, a behavioral phenomenon where humans […] The post The Visual Authority Trap appeared first on Social Science Space .

On this platform, growing attention is paid to structural issues in academia, including trust in science and the role of metrics and rankings. In the […] The post How Publishers Extract Money, Free Labor, and Data from Universities (and How This Should Change) appeared first on Social Science Space .

A few years ago, if you asked students where they began their research, the answer was predictable: “Google” or “Google Scholar.” Today, […] The post From ‘Which Database?’ to ‘Under What Conditions?’: Teaching Critical Thinking Through Search Tool Selection in an AI Age appeared first on Social Science Space .

In university classroom, I once asked my undergraduate students if a particular policy decision had strengthened or weakened the national economy. Few […] The post The 3E Cycle: Establish-Examine-Evolve as a Structured Model to Foster Critical Thinking appeared first on Social Science Space .

Every guest on the Social Science Bites podcast is queried about their area of expertise, and hence the questions tend to differ […] The post Whose Work Most Influenced You? Part 6: A Social Science Bites Retrospective appeared first on Social Science Space .

Students now encounter arguments mainly through digital feeds. These arguments are layered with music, editing, facial expressions, captions, filters, AI-generated imagery, and […] The post Beyond Fact-Checking: Making Critical Thinking an Everyday Multimodal Habit appeared first on Social Science Space .

In today’s information ecosystem, reactions often unfold in seconds: a headline provokes emotion, an AI-generated paragraph sounds authoritative, a post feels right, […] The post From Hot Takes to Habitual Inquiry: A Puzzle-Based Routine for Everyday Critical Thinking in Higher Education appeared first on Social Science Space .

The grudging disclosure of the Epstein files by the US government has rightly attracted a great deal of commentary. The responses have […] The post JG Ballard and the Epstein Files appeared first on Social Science Space .

In an information ecosystem shaped by algorithmic curation, emotionally optimized headlines, and increasingly indistinguishable AI-generated media, the problem is no longer simply […] The post The Cognitive Immune System: Making Critical Thinking a Daily Mental Habit appeared first on Social Science Space .

The United States has a long history of celebrating its diverse communities with observances throughout the calendar year. Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, […] The post Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month appeared first on Social Science Space .

The National Academies are convening a two-day hybrid workshop bringing together researchers, journal editors, publishers, funders, and scientific association leaders to examine approaches for […] The post Enhancing Scientific Integrity: Progress and Opportunities in the Social and Behavioral Sciences appeared first on Social Science Space .

How designing AI tools can transform cognitive offloading into critical thinking “Welcome to pharmacology!” I announced to a packed auditorium of wide-eyed […] The post Don’t Ban AI—Teach Students to Build It appeared first on Social Science Space .

From Passive Consumption to Active Verification: Embedding Critical Thinking as a Daily Cognitive Habit in Higher Education In an era defined by algorithm-curated feeds, persuasive misinformation, and increasingly sophisticated AI-generated content, the challenge facing higher education is no longer access to information. The real crisis is discernment. Students are not overwhelmed by scarcity. T…

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Challenges to Democracy David Canter explores the three interacting corrosive cycles that destroys democracies – limiting effective education, destroying a free press and limiting the independence of the judiciary. In mid-19th-century Britain there was deep concern, and much debate, about introducing effective democracy. Many treated the idea that all adults should be able to vote with a mixture …

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