📋 Evaluating Sources

A guide to critical thinking in an age of information overload, teaching readers how to assess credibility, detect bias, and distinguish evidence from noise.

Verified

by Mike Caulfield • 2023

The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.

4.24

239

📱 Digital Literacy 🔍 Fact-Checking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Attention Management 🤔 Practical Skepticism

Verified 92%

The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.

by Mike Caulfield 2023

4.24

239 ratings

📱 Digital Literacy 🔍 Fact-Checking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Attention Management 🤔 Practical Skepticism

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor

by Thomas C. Foster • 2020

No one fact-checks the internet. A professor's method for reading critically and spotting the lies.

3.01

681

🔍 Critical Reading 📱 Media Literacy 📚 Nonfiction Reading ⚖️ Bias Recognition ✅ Fact Checking

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor Summary

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor 91%

No one fact-checks the internet. A professor's method for reading critically and spotting the lies.

by Thomas C. Foster 2020

3.01

681 ratings

🔍 Critical Reading 📱 Media Literacy 📚 Nonfiction Reading ⚖️ Bias Recognition ✅ Fact Checking

Fact Vs. Fiction

by Jennifer Lagarde • 2018

Phones deliver news, not teachers. Strategies for turning feeds into critical thinking.

4.40

326

📺 Media Literacy ⚠️ Misinformation 🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Citizenship

Fact Vs. Fiction 90%

Phones deliver news, not teachers. Strategies for turning feeds into critical thinking.

by Jennifer Lagarde 2018

4.40

326 ratings

📺 Media Literacy ⚠️ Misinformation 🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Citizenship

The Joy of Search

by Daniel M. Russell • 2019

A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.

3.55

175

🔍 Information Literacy 🔎 Search Skills 📊 Data Verification ✅ Source Evaluation 🧩 Lateral Thinking

The Joy of Search 90%

A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.

by Daniel M. Russell 2019

3.55

175 ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 🔎 Search Skills 📊 Data Verification ✅ Source Evaluation 🧩 Lateral Thinking

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2016

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

3.76

5k+

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📊 Statistical Literacy

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics Summary

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics 89%

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2016

3.76

5k+ ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📊 Statistical Literacy

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

by Steven Novella • 2018

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

4.39

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies 🧪 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 89%

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

by Steven Novella 2018

4.39

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies 🧪 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Bad Science

by Ben Goldacre • 2008

From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.

4.06

45k+

📰 Science Journalism 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Statistical Literacy 📺 Media Criticism 🔬 Pseudoscience Debunking

Bad Science 89%

From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.

by Ben Goldacre 2008

4.06

45k+ ratings

📰 Science Journalism 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Statistical Literacy 📺 Media Criticism 🔬 Pseudoscience Debunking

Crimes Against Logic

by Jamie Whyte • 2004

Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.

3.67

2k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Spotting Fallacies 🗣️ Public Discourse 🤨 Skepticism 📰 Media Criticism

Crimes Against Logic 89%

Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.

by Jamie Whyte 2004

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Spotting Fallacies 🗣️ Public Discourse 🤨 Skepticism 📰 Media Criticism

The Joy of Science

by Jim Al-Khalili • 2022

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

3.60

624

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation 🤔 Critical Thinking ✨ Scientific Wonder

The Joy of Science 89%

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

by Jim Al-Khalili 2022

3.60

624 ratings

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation 🤔 Critical Thinking ✨ Scientific Wonder

The Craft of Research

by Wayne C. Booth • 1995

Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.

3.92

4k+

📝 Academic Writing 🔬 Research Methods 🧩 Argumentation 💡 Critical Thinking ✍️ Writing Process

The Craft of Research 89%

Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.

by Wayne C. Booth 1995

3.92

4k+ ratings

📝 Academic Writing 🔬 Research Methods 🧩 Argumentation 💡 Critical Thinking ✍️ Writing Process

Calling Bullshit

by Carl T. Bergstrom • 2020

Numbers and algorithms are the new bullshit. Two scientists hand you the detection kit.

4.10

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Media Literacy 🦠 Misinformation 📈 Statistical Thinking

Calling Bullshit 89%

Numbers and algorithms are the new bullshit. Two scientists hand you the detection kit.

by Carl T. Bergstrom 2020

4.10

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Media Literacy 🦠 Misinformation 📈 Statistical Thinking

Critical Thinking

by Tom Chatfield • 2017

Between a bad argument and a good decision sits one trainable skill most schools never teach.

4.07

230

🧩 Informal Logic ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Metacognition 🔬 Scientific Reasoning

Critical Thinking 89%

Between a bad argument and a good decision sits one trainable skill most schools never teach.

by Tom Chatfield 2017

4.07

230 ratings

🧩 Informal Logic ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Metacognition 🔬 Scientific Reasoning

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass

by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

3.58

270

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation 🗣️ Informal Logic ❓ Socratic Method

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass 89%

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007

3.58

270 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation 🗣️ Informal Logic ❓ Socratic Method

Elements of Critical Thinking

by Albert Rutherford • 2018

Your mind skips evidence, invents stories, and trusts charming liars. A guide for rigorous thinking.

3.99

109

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Reasoning 🚫 Fallacy Detection 🔍 Skepticism 📖 Active Reading

Elements of Critical Thinking 88%

Your mind skips evidence, invents stories, and trusts charming liars. A guide for rigorous thinking.

by Albert Rutherford 2018

3.99

109 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Reasoning 🚫 Fallacy Detection 🔍 Skepticism 📖 Active Reading

The Certainty Illusion

by Timothy Caulfield • 2025

Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.

3.95

614

🧠 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏥 Health Misinformation 📢 Science Communication 🛒 Marketing Manipulation

The Certainty Illusion 88%

Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.

by Timothy Caulfield 2025

3.95

614 ratings

🧠 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏥 Health Misinformation 📢 Science Communication 🛒 Marketing Manipulation

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age

by David J. Helfand • 2016

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

3.71

220

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning 🎲 Probability Thinking 🔬 Scientific Method

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age 88%

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

by David J. Helfand 2016

3.71

220 ratings

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning 🎲 Probability Thinking 🔬 Scientific Method

The Internet of Us

by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016

Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.

3.50

545

🔍 Epistemology 💻 Digital Culture 📚 Information Overload 🌀 Echo Chambers 📉 Truth Decay

The Internet of Us 88%

Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.

by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016

3.50

545 ratings

🔍 Epistemology 💻 Digital Culture 📚 Information Overload 🌀 Echo Chambers 📉 Truth Decay

Mind the Science

by Jonathan N. Stea • 2024

How a multi-trillion-dollar industry exploits your cognitive biases to sell fake mental health cures

4.15

257

🏥 Wellness Critique 🔬 Science Literacy 🚩 Pseudoscience Detection 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🌿 Alternative Medicine

Mind the Science 88%

How a multi-trillion-dollar industry exploits your cognitive biases to sell fake mental health cures

by Jonathan N. Stea 2024

4.15

257 ratings

🏥 Wellness Critique 🔬 Science Literacy 🚩 Pseudoscience Detection 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🌿 Alternative Medicine

Damned Lies and Statistics

by Joel Best • 1998

Every statistic conceals a choice: what to count, what to ignore, and whose agenda it serves.

3.72

830

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Criticism 🏗️ Social Constructionism 🔍 Data Skepticism 🧠 Critical Thinking

Damned Lies and Statistics 88%

Every statistic conceals a choice: what to count, what to ignore, and whose agenda it serves.

by Joel Best 1998

3.72

830 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Criticism 🏗️ Social Constructionism 🔍 Data Skepticism 🧠 Critical Thinking

ذهن فریبکار شما

by Steven Novella • 1395

Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.

4.23

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📉 Logical Fallacies 🕵️ Pseudoscience

ذهن فریبکار شما 88%

Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.

by Steven Novella 1395

4.23

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📉 Logical Fallacies 🕵️ Pseudoscience

Anatomy of Fake News

by Nolan Higdon • 2020

Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.

4.00

📰 Media Literacy 📋 News Literacy 🔍 Disinformation Studies 📢 Propaganda Analysis 💰 Attention Economy

Anatomy of Fake News 88%

Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.

by Nolan Higdon 2020

4.00

35 ratings

📰 Media Literacy 📋 News Literacy 🔍 Disinformation Studies 📢 Propaganda Analysis 💰 Attention Economy

Good Thinking

by David Robert Grimes • 2021

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

4.29

312

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💭 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy

Good Thinking 88%

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

by David Robert Grimes 2021

4.29

312 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💭 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy

Asking the Right Questions

by M. Neil Browne • 1981

Spot weak arguments, hidden assumptions, and bad statistics: a guide to thinking for yourself.

3.97

2k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Argument Analysis ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🧩 Cognitive Biases 📊 Evidence Evaluation

Asking the Right Questions 88%

Spot weak arguments, hidden assumptions, and bad statistics: a guide to thinking for yourself.

by M. Neil Browne 1981

3.97

2k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Argument Analysis ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🧩 Cognitive Biases 📊 Evidence Evaluation

Media Literacy

by W. James Potter • 1998

Most media influence happens below awareness. The skills for seeing what shapes you.

3.76

118

🏫 Media Literacy Education 📡 Critical Media Studies 📚 Information Literacy 📊 Media Effects 📢 Advertising Critique

Media Literacy 88%

Most media influence happens below awareness. The skills for seeing what shapes you.

by W. James Potter 1998

3.76

118 ratings

🏫 Media Literacy Education 📡 Critical Media Studies 📚 Information Literacy 📊 Media Effects 📢 Advertising Critique

How to Think About Weird Things

by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

3.97

633

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📚 Epistemology

How to Think About Weird Things 88%

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994

3.97

633 ratings

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📚 Epistemology

May Contain Lies

by Alex Edmans • 2024

Why bad statistics and success stories feel convincing, and a systematic way to see through them.

4.11

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 📰 Misinformation 📊 Statistical Literacy 🛒 Behavioral Economics

May Contain Lies 88%

Why bad statistics and success stories feel convincing, and a systematic way to see through them.

by Alex Edmans 2024

4.11

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 📰 Misinformation 📊 Statistical Literacy 🛒 Behavioral Economics

Post-Truth

by Matthew d'Ancona • 2017

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

3.75

921

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🔄 Echo Chambers 👁️ Attention Economy

Post-Truth 88%

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

by Matthew d'Ancona 2017

3.75

921 ratings

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🔄 Echo Chambers 👁️ Attention Economy

So lügt man mit Statistik

by Walter Krämer • 1991

Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.

3.74

136

📊 Statistical Literacy 🎭 Data Manipulation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 📉 Misleading Charts

So lügt man mit Statistik 88%

Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.

by Walter Krämer 1991

3.74

136 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 🎭 Data Manipulation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 📉 Misleading Charts

Attacking Faulty Reasoning

by T. Edward Damer • 1980

Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.

3.99

208

🧠 Informal Logic ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🔍 Argument Evaluation 💬 Rational Discourse 🎯 Intellectual Honesty

Attacking Faulty Reasoning 88%

Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.

by T. Edward Damer 1980

3.99

208 ratings

🧠 Informal Logic ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🔍 Argument Evaluation 💬 Rational Discourse 🎯 Intellectual Honesty

Quality Research Papers

by Nancy J. Vyhmeister • 2014

The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.

3.74

172

🏫 Theological Education ✍️ Academic Writing 🔬 Research Methodology 🔍 Source Evaluation 📚 Citation And Referencing

Quality Research Papers 88%

The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.

by Nancy J. Vyhmeister 2014

3.74

172 ratings

🏫 Theological Education ✍️ Academic Writing 🔬 Research Methodology 🔍 Source Evaluation 📚 Citation And Referencing

How Spies Think

by David Omand • 2020

From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.

3.62

832

🕵️ Intelligence Analysis 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 📈 Bayesian Reasoning

How Spies Think 88%

From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.

by David Omand 2020

3.62

832 ratings

🕵️ Intelligence Analysis 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 📈 Bayesian Reasoning

Post-Truth

by Lee McIntyre • 2018

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

4.01

2k+

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🏛️ Post-Truth Politics

Post-Truth 88%

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

by Lee McIntyre 2018

4.01

2k+ ratings

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🏛️ Post-Truth Politics

Think For Yourself

by Thibaut Meurisse • 2025

Conformity, confirmation bias, and false experts: a practical manual for seeing past your own mind.

3.93

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking

Think For Yourself 88%

Conformity, confirmation bias, and false experts: a practical manual for seeing past your own mind.

by Thibaut Meurisse 2025

3.93

28 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking

The Misinformation Age

by Cailin O'Connor • 2018

False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.

3.77

1k+

🧠 Social Epistemology 🕸️ Network Science 💭 Belief Formation 🏭 Manufactured Doubt 🔬 Scientific Consensus

The Misinformation Age 88%

False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.

by Cailin O'Connor 2018

3.77

1k+ ratings

🧠 Social Epistemology 🕸️ Network Science 💭 Belief Formation 🏭 Manufactured Doubt 🔬 Scientific Consensus

The Irrational Ape

by David Robert Grimes • 2019

Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.

4.26

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Logical Fallacies 💭 Critical Thinking 🥼 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

The Irrational Ape 88%

Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.

by David Robert Grimes 2019

4.26

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Logical Fallacies 💭 Critical Thinking 🥼 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

The Death of Expertise

by Thomas M. Nichols • 2017

Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.

3.82

10k+

🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 🎓 Higher Education Critique 🏛️ Trust In Institutions

The Death of Expertise 88%

Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.

by Thomas M. Nichols 2017

3.82

10k+ ratings

🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism 🎓 Higher Education Critique 🏛️ Trust In Institutions

United States of Distraction

by Mickey Huff • 2019

Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.

3.74

114

🗞️ Media Criticism 📰 News Literacy 📡 Propaganda Studies 🏢 Corporate Media 🤥 Disinformation Age

United States of Distraction 88%

Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.

by Mickey Huff 2019

3.74

114 ratings

🗞️ Media Criticism 📰 News Literacy 📡 Propaganda Studies 🏢 Corporate Media 🤥 Disinformation Age

Logically Fallacious

by Bo Bennett • 2012

A catalog of 300+ reasoning errors, with techniques to catch them in everyday arguments.

3.85

613

🚩 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Debate Skills 📺 Media Literacy

Logically Fallacious 88%

A catalog of 300+ reasoning errors, with techniques to catch them in everyday arguments.

by Bo Bennett 2012

3.85

613 ratings

🚩 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Debate Skills 📺 Media Literacy

Nonsense on Stilts

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

3.89

1k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience 🔬 Scientific Method 🏛️ Science And Society

Nonsense on Stilts 88%

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

by Massimo Pigliucci 2008

3.89

1k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience 🔬 Scientific Method 🏛️ Science And Society

Being Logical

by D.Q. McInerny • 2004

Spot fallacies, build arguments, and keep your own mind honest: logic for everyday life.

3.75

2k+

🧠 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 💬 Argumentation 🏠 Everyday Logic 🔍 Evidence Evaluation

Being Logical 88%

Spot fallacies, build arguments, and keep your own mind honest: logic for everyday life.

by D.Q. McInerny 2004

3.75

2k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 💬 Argumentation 🏠 Everyday Logic 🔍 Evidence Evaluation

How to Read a Paper

by Trisha Greenhalgh • 1999

From p-values to meta-analyses: critical skills to judge a study, no statistics degree required.

4.02

378

🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔎 Critical Appraisal 🧪 Study Design 📊 Medical Statistics 🗂️ Systematic Reviews

How to Read a Paper 88%

From p-values to meta-analyses: critical skills to judge a study, no statistics degree required.

by Trisha Greenhalgh 1999

4.02

378 ratings

🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔎 Critical Appraisal 🧪 Study Design 📊 Medical Statistics 🗂️ Systematic Reviews

Why People Believe Weird Things

by Michael Shermer • 1997

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

3.86

10k+

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Critical Thinking 📚 Science Literacy

Why People Believe Weird Things 87%

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

by Michael Shermer 1997

3.86

10k+ ratings

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Critical Thinking 📚 Science Literacy

The Data Detective

by Tim Harford • 2020

Your emotions react to statistics before your brain does. Ten rules for getting the numbers right.

4.12

8k+

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🔍 Data Skepticism 🧠 Motivated Reasoning 📊 Data Visualization 🤖 Algorithmic Accountability

The Data Detective 87%

Your emotions react to statistics before your brain does. Ten rules for getting the numbers right.

by Tim Harford 2020

4.12

8k+ ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🔍 Data Skepticism 🧠 Motivated Reasoning 📊 Data Visualization 🤖 Algorithmic Accountability

Six Frames

by Edward de Bono • 2008

You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.

3.09

254

🔍 Information Literacy 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 💡 Critical Thinking

Six Frames 87%

You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.

by Edward de Bono 2008

3.09

254 ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 💡 Critical Thinking

How to Read Numbers

by Tom Chivers • 2021

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

4.32

478

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy 🧩 Causal Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases

How to Read Numbers 87%

Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.

by Tom Chivers 2021

4.32

478 ratings

📊 Statistical Literacy 📰 Media Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Literacy 🧩 Causal Reasoning 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The News

by Alain de Botton • 2014

Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.

3.58

3k+

📰 Media Criticism 🧠 Media Literacy ⚠️ Negativity Bias ⏳ Attention Economy 🎭 Cultural Criticism

The News 87%

Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.

by Alain de Botton 2014

3.58

3k+ ratings

📰 Media Criticism 🧠 Media Literacy ⚠️ Negativity Bias ⏳ Attention Economy 🎭 Cultural Criticism

They Say / I Say

by Gerald Graff • 2006

Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.

3.77

6k+

📝 Academic Writing 🏫 College Composition 🧱 Argument Structure 📎 Source Integration 🗣️ Rhetorical Strategies

They Say / I Say 87%

Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.

by Gerald Graff 2006

3.77

6k+ ratings

📝 Academic Writing 🏫 College Composition 🧱 Argument Structure 📎 Source Integration 🗣️ Rhetorical Strategies

A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes

by Peter Bevelin • 2013

The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.

3.63

541

🧠 Critical Thinking 🎭 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Mental Models 👁️ Observation Skills 🔗 Logical Reasoning

A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes Summary

A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes 87%

The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.

by Peter Bevelin 2013

3.63

541 ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🎭 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Mental Models 👁️ Observation Skills 🔗 Logical Reasoning

The Information Diet

by Clay A. Johnson • 2011

Information overload is a myth. Affirmation outsells truth, and your attention is the product.

3.50

2k+

📚 Information Literacy 👁️ Attention Economy 🌿 Digital Wellness 📰 Media Literacy 🌐 Media Ecology

The Information Diet 87%

Information overload is a myth. Affirmation outsells truth, and your attention is the product.

by Clay A. Johnson 2011

3.50

2k+ ratings

📚 Information Literacy 👁️ Attention Economy 🌿 Digital Wellness 📰 Media Literacy 🌐 Media Ecology

Introduction to Logic

by Irving M. Copi • 1953

How to spot a flawed argument: the logic toolkit from Aristotle to truth tables.

4.07

919

🧮 Formal Logic 🧠 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 📋 Argument Analysis 🔬 Scientific Methodology

Introduction to Logic 87%

How to spot a flawed argument: the logic toolkit from Aristotle to truth tables.

by Irving M. Copi 1953

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🧮 Formal Logic 🧠 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 📋 Argument Analysis 🔬 Scientific Methodology

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