When working from home, women struggled more than men to find time for the sustained effort needed to produce good, publishable research. Lack of thinking time is a problem for all knowledge workers.
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Articles on Thinking
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Solving mathematical equations is only part of the job. Students should be spending more time thinking about the human dimensions of the problems they are trying to solve.
Whether they’re in a classroom or online, students should be encouraged to move around. An expert on learning with technology explains why.
Where we would be without our brains? But think about it. How do they work?
Our brains have two ways of thinking and making decisions: fast and slow.
Teaching deaf babies sign language improves the success of cochlear implants – and also safeguards their long-term physical and mental health.
A global pandemic is anxiety-provoking for most people. But modifying the way you perceive the situation can set you up to deal with it more effectively.
Language can express some of the results of our thinking, but it’s not the thinking itself.
We are in a battle for our minds. And it isn’t clear we will win.
Plants clearly lack brains but does all intelligence have to look like our own?
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.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; 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, School of Management, RMIT University
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Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, ARC Future Fellow, Business School, co-Director Women, Work and Leadership Research Group, University of Sydney
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Marian Baird is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Employment Relations, University of Sydney
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Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate in Economics, Australian National University
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Educational Innovation), The University of Melbourne
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PhD candidate in Instructional Design, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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Professor of Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Senior 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
