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The idea that the least skilled are the most unaware of their incompetency is pervasive in science and pop culture. But a new analysis of the data shows that the Dunning-Kruger effect may not be true.
Spontaneous trips down memory lane: why and how the mind wanders.
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.
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?
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
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Marian Baird is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Employment Relations, University of Sydney
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Deputy Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, School of Education, 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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Instructor of Information Systems Management, Auburn University
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate in Economics, Australian National University
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Professor of Literacy, Culture and Instructional Design & Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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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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Associate Professor of Analytics and Operations, University of Richmond
