A survey of workers who use AI has revealed the tools could be slowly impairing our critical thinking skills. Artificial ...

In The Demon-Haunted World, Carl Sagan makes the case for science and critical thinking as essential tools for human progress and survival. The book is a celebration of scientific inquiry and a ...

Empowering undergraduates to think critically about science in the media and society. A revolution is quietly unfolding in the field of evolutionary biology, challenging entrenched paradigms and ...

Acknowledging that we don’t know something and embracing that uncertainty can enhance the likelihood of successful thinking ...

And what does it mean to think critically anyway? Critical thinking is based on the idea that if all ideas are equal, then all ideas are worthless. Without this assumption, there can be nothing to ...

Epistemological understanding and knowing what thinking skills are necessary to apply are functions of metacognition.

Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly dominant role in how students navigate school, and some teachers are warning the technology could be hurting their critical thinking skills.

A 2023 study on science classes showed pupils had trouble in problem-solving, planning and information organization — skills necessary for critical thinking — but they are receptive to new ideas.