Metacognition: What do you know about how you know?
"Holding Life Consciously": Podcast by Arthur Zajonc
“Why Smart People Are Stupid” by Daniel Kahneman
“Why Smart People Do Stupid Things” by Kurt Kleiner
“Why Clever People Believe in Silly Things” by Craig Cormick
"5 Logical Fallacies That Make You Wrong More Than You Think" by Kathy Benjamin
(technically these are cognitive biases, not logical fallacies)
TEDTalks on the Mind
Selective Attention Video
The Onion: Why the media has us pay attention to Miley Cyrus
Appollo Robbins: What will you do with people's attention once you have it?
"The Moral Instinct" by Steven Pinker
"Among the Inept, Researchers Discover, Ignorance Is Bliss" by Erica Goode
The Onion: "10 Million Killed Annually By Stepping Out of Comfort Zones"
"Decidophobia" from Without Guilt and Justice by Walter Kaufmann
"Losing is Good for You" by Ashley Merryman
"Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions?" - TED Talk
“Why Smart People Are Stupid” by Daniel Kahneman
“Why Smart People Do Stupid Things” by Kurt Kleiner
“Why Clever People Believe in Silly Things” by Craig Cormick
"5 Logical Fallacies That Make You Wrong More Than You Think" by Kathy Benjamin
(technically these are cognitive biases, not logical fallacies)
TEDTalks on the Mind
Selective Attention Video
The Onion: Why the media has us pay attention to Miley Cyrus
Appollo Robbins: What will you do with people's attention once you have it?
"The Moral Instinct" by Steven Pinker
"Among the Inept, Researchers Discover, Ignorance Is Bliss" by Erica Goode
The Onion: "10 Million Killed Annually By Stepping Out of Comfort Zones"
"Decidophobia" from Without Guilt and Justice by Walter Kaufmann
"Losing is Good for You" by Ashley Merryman
"Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions?" - TED Talk
Poems That Examine How We Think
"Spiritual Chickens" by Stephen Dobyns
"Three Stings" by Shel Silverstein
"Sometimes I Get Distracted" by Elaine Equi
"Much Madness Is Divinest Sense" by Emily Dickinson
"Workshop" by Billy Collins
Brain Unit: Final Assessment