Teaching critical thinking to combat fake news and bullshit: You have to start young

Thanks to social media, fake news, conspiracy theories, and health scams spread faster and farther than ever. The world is in need of critical thinking skills now more than ever. Fortunately, there is hope. Critical thinking can be taught, but teaching these skills works best if you start young.

Source: Respectful Insolence - May 23, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Clinical trials Complementary and alternative medicine Paranormal Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Andy Oxman Informed Health Choices Uganda Source Type: blogs