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The aim was to understand intense social problems that accompany people's medical problems.
We need to accept the incomplete nature of our knowledge, question and adopt alternative views.
Thinking about philanthropy in a more complex way may help donors do more good.
Should you go with your gut when hiring an employee or making another decision on the job? The research suggests that in most cases, probably not.
Thinking isn't just about grey matter. It can develop from counting your pinkies too.
If you've ever felt confused then you're not alone. But knowing how to deal with confusion can help us to learn new things.
Artificial intelligence gives us machines that can beat humans at games such as chess and go. How long before we see AI surpass human intelligence?
How often have you been urged to use common sense during an argument or a debate? The problem is, common sense is an unreliable indicator of truth.
As machines get ever more complex as we strive to make them complete more complex tasks, it's time to ask again: will they ever be able to think? But what is thinking anyway?
Problem solving requires so much brain power that there can be no room left for remembering simple rules.
How can we make the most of the "why?" years and develop our children into effective inquirers and critical thinkers?
Sensory information comes into the system, and we initiate actions in response. Quantifying how quickly that happens is tricky – especially since our own perceptions of the timing aren't quite right.
What you make of the federal budget will be based on quick judgement rather than any careful analysis. And that's just the way politicians like it.
If you or someone you care about experience an emotional problem it won't be long before you hear that cognitive behaviour therapy, or CBT, is probably the treatment of choice.
All first year students at the University of Technology Sydney could soon be required to take a compulsory maths course in an attempt to give them some numerical thinking skills. The new course would be…
We like to think that we reach conclusions by reviewing facts, weighing evidence and analysing arguments. But this is not how humans usually operate, particularly when decisions are important or need to…
The ancient Chinese board game Go has afforded new insight into how and how expertise develops. Using thousands of records…
Are you the “lazy” or the “deliberate” thinker? Why can’t we have a hybrid? Something has been bugging me for quite a while – how difficult it is to strike a balance between thinking fast, albeit impulsively…
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Lecturer in Critical Thinking; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, School of Education & Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Educational Innovation), University of Melbourne
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PhD candidate in Instructional Design, UNSW
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Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
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CSIRO
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Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management and Leadership, University of Florida
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Senior Lecturer in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster
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