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[1] From: tgelder@unimelb.edu.au (47)
Subject: latest additions to Critical Thinking on the Web
[2] From: ubiquity <ubiquity@HQ.ACM.ORG> (11)
Subject: Ubiquity 4.28
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Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 06:23:43 +0100
From: tgelder@unimelb.edu.au
Subject: latest additions to Critical Thinking on the Web
Some list members have pointed out that articles on the New York Times
website "expire" after some period and thereafter to read them, you need to
pay a fee. It is the general policy of CTOTW to refer only to *free*
resources (though some exceptions are made, for various
reasons). Generally I'll be avoiding listing expiration-prone resources
like NY Times articles, except where they are particularly good. In some
cases I'll list them when they appear but remove them later. - TvG.
8 Sep
in Cognitive Biases
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/magazine/07HAPPINESS.html?pagewanted=print&position=>The
Futile Pursuit of Happiness by Jon Gertner
"If Daniel Gilbert is right, then you are wrong. That is to say, if Daniel
Gilbert is right, then you are wrong to believe that a new car will make
you as happy as you imagine. ...That's because when it comes to predicting
exactly how you will feel in the future, you are most likely wrong."
Excellent discussion of systematic biases in "affective prediction". [8 Sep 03]
1 Sep
in Teaching
<http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/reason/papers/Teaching_CT_Lessons.pdf>Teaching
Critical Thinking: Lessons from Cognitive Science by Tim van Gelder (pdf file)
Overview of what are (in my opinion) the most important lessons from
cognitive science for people trying to teach critical thinking. [1 Sep 03]
21 Aug
in Miscellaneous and Fun
<http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm>Battlefield God
Fun online game, challenging even for expert critical thinkers. "Can your
beliefs about religion make it across our intellectual battleground? In
this activity youll be asked a series of 17 questions about God and
religion. In each case, apart from Question 1, you need to answer True or
False. The aim of the activity is not to judge whether these answers are
correct or not. Our battleground is that of rational consistency. This
means to get across without taking any hits, youll need to answer in a way
which is rationally consistent. What this means is you need to avoid
choosing answers which contradict each other. If you answer in a way which
is rationally consistent but which has strange or unpalatable implications,
youll be forced to bite a bullet." [21 Aug 03]
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Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 07:06:54 +0100
From: ubiquity <ubiquity@HQ.ACM.ORG>
Subject: Ubiquity 4.28
Ubiquity: A Web-based publication of the ACM
Volume 4, Number 28, Week of September 9 - September 15 2003
In this issue:
INTERVIEW
The More Things Change, the More (and Less) They Stay the Same
Bhaskar Chakravorti tells how the network hinders, then helps market
innovation
By Bhaskar Chakravorti
Interview: http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/interviews/v4i28_chakravorti.html
Forum:
http://campus.acm.org/forums/ubiquity/messageview.cfm?catid=1&threadid=272
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