Will AI Make Students Dumber or Smarter? What the Research Shows Now
Will AI make students dumber or smarter? I’ve asked myself that more times than I can count this year, usually … Read more
Critical Thinking
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Review, the Ugly Truth That Heals
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) is the book that finally answers a question most of us ask about … Read more
What Is the Theory of Stupidity, and Why Is It Scarier Than Evil?
What Is the Theory of Stupidity? Did you ever argue with someone using facts, sources, and plain logic, and watch … Read more
30 Common Facts That Are Actually False (With the Real Science)
Did your teacher ever tell you that you only use ten percent of your brain, or that a goldfish forgets … Read more
The Black Eye Club Conspiracy Theory: What’s Really Behind the Bruises
Did you ever stop scrolling on a black-eye photo of some celebrity and wonder if there’s really a secret club … Read more
How We Think (1910) Explains Why Your Brain Feels Broken
Do you ever catch yourself scrolling through social media, nodding along to a hot take, and then realizing ten minutes … Read more
Free Thought and Official Propaganda: Bertrand Russell’s 1922 Warning
Do you actually think for yourself, or has someone else been doing the thinking for you your entire life? That … Read more
Why You Still Can’t Think Clearly: John Dewey’s 1938 Masterpiece Logic: The Theory of Inquiry Explains Everything
Do you ever feel like your thinking is stuck in quicksand—the more you struggle, the deeper you sink? John Dewey’s … Read more
15 Best Books for Critical Thinking and Better Judgment
Best books for critical thinking and better judgment are not just books about thinking more clearly; they are practical guides … Read more
Factfulness: A Complete, Data-Driven Review That Will Change How You See Humanity
Did you know that you—yes, you, reading this right now—probably know less about the world than a chimpanzee picking bananas … Read more
The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto
The Paideia Proposal by Mortimer J. Adler exists for the moment you look at modern schooling and think: “How did … Read more
How to Think About the Great Ideas Summary: Painful Confusion to Power and 52 Lessons
My struggled with the same modern problem—lots of “hot takes,” not much thinking about great ideas was real—and How to … Read more
Ten Philosophical Mistakes: Adler’s Shocking Critique of Modern Thought
I picked up Ten Philosophical Mistakes by Mortimer J. Adler because I was tired of watching smart conversations collapse into … Read more
How to Read a Book four levels: confusing at first but life-changing
I used to “finish” books and still feel weirdly empty—like I’d walked through a museum without actually seeing anything. That … Read more
How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic – A Personal Exploration
Many of us feel our reasoning skills falter in heated debates, and Madsen Pirie’s How to Win Every Argument promises to demystify logic by exposing … Read more
Debunking Logical Myths: How Logic Made Easy Clarifies Common Misconceptions
Logic Made Easy by Deborah J. Bennett is a transformative book that unravels the common errors in logical reasoning and … Read more