Critical Thinking
18 posts in Critical Thinking.
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Anti-Scientific Americans – October Book of the Month
Anti-intellectualism is an irrational distrust of intellectuals, such as scientists, intellectual pursuits themselves, and critical thinking overall. At an individual level, it leads to actions and…
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Rationality – July Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for July! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each post, I’ll introduce…
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The First Amendment vs. The First Commandment
The United States is a secular nation, by design. Historically, it is the first modern nation to adopt the principle of the separation of church and state. The year 1791 marks this revolutionary…
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Am I a Democrat, or a Republican? No.
"When a political party lies, its own constituents fall for it, not their opponents. Their opponents won’t believe them even when they tell the truth."
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Debunking Terrence Howard’s ‘Unnatural Loop’ in Mathematics
I’ve been seeing videos of Terrence Howard, the original War Machine in the first Iron Man movie alongside Robert Downey Jr., pop up on my social media over the last few weeks, particularly a video…
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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Fermi Estimation
Questions like that were once a staple in the interview process for high paying corporate jobs, though fortunately, this practice has since been discontinued. They were designed to test how adeptly…
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“The Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever”
There is a logic puzzle so difficult that it has been called ‘the hardest logic puzzle ever’ by professional logicians.
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Introducing Hexakai – A Sudoku-Inspired Game of Hexagons
I’m happy to announce that, after weeks of design and development, my new game Hexakai is ready!
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From Birthdays to Breakthroughs: Problem Solving with Forward Chaining
During a Slack conversation at work today, my manager asked us what the chances are that any of us have the same birthday. This reminded me of something I read a while ago on “the birthday paradox,”…
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Standing Up in Restaurants: A Social Experiment
Nearly a decade ago, I was taking a course in sociology, the study of human culture and society. For the final project, our professor asked us each to conduct an experiment where we break a social…
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The eBook edition is Free!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! To celebrate the holidays, I’ve made the eBook edition of my book “Method Matters” free on Amazon! It will remain free for the entirety of Christmas day.
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Maps and Models Are Not Really Reality
I recently came across this quote and find it to be quite interesting. It expresses an idea that many of us have considered at one point or another in an short, elegant fashion. I’d like to spend a…
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Method Matters is Live!
I’m happy to announce that my book Method Matters: A Practical Guide to Achieving Your Goals Through Critical Thinking is live on Amazon!
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Observe the Crux of the Scam
Scams are common in all walks of life, and people fall for them every day. People also successfully avoid them every day. I’d like to briefly discuss two of my experiences with scammers and how I…
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The Chapter List of “Method Matters”
My book “Method Matters: A Practical Guide to Achieving Your Goals Through Critical Thinking” is live on Amazon! I’d like to briefly spend some time outlining my book, starting with its list of…
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Why I Wrote “Method Matters”
With my book’s recent launch on Amazon, I’d like to discuss why I decided to write Method Matters and how I initially approached the process of writing this book.
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The Differences Between Logic and Reasoning
When I first began planning the contents of my book Method Matters, I spent a great deal of time weighing the costs and benefits of including a chapter that focuses purely on logic. The terms logic…
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Lights and Sneaky Assumptions
In August 2023, I left my apartment in New Jersey to fly down to Florida to help my family navigate through a situation that came up. I was originally planning to be in Florida for a week before…