Filter It Through a Brain Cell

Filter It Through a Brain Cell

Hosted by: Kathy Gibbens

Can you recognize bad thinking, manipulative advertising and tricky arguments when you see them? How about your kids - how will they know whether the memes they're seeing on social media are really true?...

Episodes

337. The Ostrich Effect Bias | Logic for Kids

Season #2 Episode #337

Avoiding bad news doesn't make it go away!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy...
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338. The Disposition Effect | Critical Thinking for Teens

Season #2 Episode #338

Would you rather get a win or avoid a loss?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy...
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339. The Projection Bias | Logic for Middle and High Schoolers

Season #2 Episode #339

Why do we tend to assume other people feel the same way about things that we do?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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340. The Affect Heuristic | Critical Thinking for Middle & High School

Season #2 Episode #340

Should you trust your gut feeling?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers...
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341. The Overconfidence Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for teens

Season #2 Episode #341

What does leaving your coat at home on a chilly day have to do with critical thinking?    Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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342. The Moral Credential Effect Bias | Logic for Teens

Season #2 Episode #342

Does feeling like a good person make us more prone to overlooking our own sketchy behavior later?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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343. The Pessimism Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle School

Season #2 Episode #343

Have you ever talked yourself out of something before you even tried? This might be why...   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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344. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 1: “Why is nobody talking about…”

Season #2 Episode #344

In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real...
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345. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 2: “You don’t care enough about…”

Season #2 Episode #345

In this Mini-series, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real...
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346. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 3: “Hot Take…”

Season #2 Episode #346

In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real...
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347. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 4: “Most people don’t realize…”

Season #2 Episode #347

In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real...
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