Leading physicist Saul Perlmutter warns AI can create a false sense of confidence, urging skepticism and constant ...

Generative artificial intelligence tools can enhance people’s efficiency but that can come with a cost, reduced effort in ...

Generative AI tools have become hugely popular but some experts worry about the effect they have on the brain.

Disinformation is a pervasive global challenge, evolving in scope, sophistication and the scale of its impact in just the past few years. There is extensive research exploring why critical thinking is ...

The trouble has to do with the significant threat AI poses to the foundational mechanism by which corporations cultivate expertise. Traditionally, in professional industries like finance or law, new ...

Critical thinking is important in the workplace and specifically for strengthening your organizational power and influence (as I wrote in “Think You’re Entitled to Your Opinion? Think Again”). But ...

A few years ago, in an EdTechTeacher workshop, a teacher made a comment that stuck with me: “I want my students to be able to sit with a problem.” This middle school science teacher found herself ...

Conspiracy theories. Inability to distinguish facts from falsehoods. Widespread confusion about who and what to believe. These are some of the hallmarks of the current crisis in critical ...

Attention spans are getting shorter in part due to the proliferation of new media, including the internet, email and texting. That is one conclusion that Maggie Jackson draws in her 2008 book, ...

Critical thinking is useful in just about every sphere of life you can think of, but it’s especially important for entrepreneurs. It prevents you from chasing every rainbow or going down dead ends.

“We aren’t teaching students how to think critically!” So goes the exasperated lament you have probably heard and possibly uttered. The thing is, that’s a crazy hard thing to do. It may seem like a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm the author of "Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students," and I write about ...