Some readers may think you have to be smart to think critically. But a corollary is that learning how to think critically makes you smart. The assumption is that one can learn to think critically ...

As an educator, I firmly believe that nurturing the critical thinking skills of the students is one of the most important aspects of what teachers do. Critical thinking has been cited as allowing ...

We live in an age of unprecedented access to information. Every day, we are bombarded with articles, news reports, social media posts, podcasts, and research studies. With just a few taps on a screen, ...

In today’s competitive job market, employers are actively seeking individuals who possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. These two abilities go hand in hand, and together, they ...

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

Other fields have mastered reflection. Athletes dissect plays. Writers revise drafts. Physicians analyze outcomes. But in business, we leap from task to task. Why? Because busyness looks like progress ...

As I walk around campus and witness the “die-in” protests and hear of students being referred for disciplinary action for free speech, I can’t help but reflect on how the Cornell administration has ...

In a series of experiments described in Science Magazine in 2011, a trio of researchers found evidence to support a sneaking suspicion bubbling up in the minds of many Google aficionados: Frequent ...

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping education, challenging traditional teaching methods, and redefining how students prepare for the future. Po-Shen Loh, a mathematician ...

A revolution is quietly unfolding in the field of evolutionary biology, challenging entrenched paradigms and reshaping our understanding of how life evolves. The newly emerging Extended Evolutionary ...

Today’s students have information at their fingertips. With a simple question to Alexa or Siri, or a quick Google search, they can get answers almost instantly. As AI tools like ChatGPT become ...