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Critical Thinking: A Brain-Based Guide for the ChatGPT Era

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Overview

This Specialization is designed for professionals, educators, and lifelong learners seeking to enhance their critical thinking skills through neuroscience-based strategies. Across four courses, you will explore how the brain influences decision-making, uncover cognitive biases, and learn practical techniques to improve reasoning and problem-solving. This Specialization equips you with advanced critical thinking skills applicable in both personal and professional contexts.

Syllabus

Course 1: Critical Thinking for Better Decisions in the ChatGPT Era
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Course 2: Think Critically: Deductive Reasoning and Mental Models
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Course 3: Critical Thinking & Logic: Real-World Skills
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Course 4: Rethinking Logic: Surprising Science of Critical Thinking
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Courses

Taught by

Adam Trybus, Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski

Reviews

4.8 rating, based on 6 Class Central reviews

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  • Anonymous
    A fun, interesting, and useful course. The presenters are engaging and the videos have high production values. It synthesizes learning tools, neuroscience, and philosophical logic and argumentation to provide a holistic understanding of critical thi…
  • Anonymous
    Great course about logic and critical thinking! Years ago, I learned about formal logic in high school, so this course helped me remember the basics, but also went much deeper into informal logic and different types of thinking and reasoning. The videos were easy to follow, the instructors spoke clearly and seemed very interested in what they were explaining.
  • Anonymous
    A brilliant course! Teaching is engaging and fun. It helps you understand difficult concepts. I would recommend the course to everyone who wants to learn how to apply critical thinking, the most important skill for one to have.
  • Anonymous
    It is very well structured course. Complex terms are very well explained. They provide good examples plus links to materials. I can say that time spend on this was really worthwhile.
  • Anonymous
    Great intro course in Critical Thinking with insights from neuroscience! The course has a lot of great recommendations of books/papers related to critical thinking and biases.
  • Anonymous
    A very good overview of critical thinking basics, types and principles of logics, and various fallacies!

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