Can Critical Thinking Be Taught? | Saul Perlmutter

*Can the habits of scientific thinking improve everyday life?* Saul Perlmutter argues that the reasoning skills scientists use every day, including probabilistic thinking, intellectual humility, and constructive disagreement, should be taught far beyond science classrooms to help society make better decisions. 0:00 Why Critical Thinking Matters 1:39 Scientific Thinking Beyond Science 4:05 Building a Course on Critical Thinking 5:03 Confidence, Uncertainty, and Calibration 6:56 The Optimism Needed to Solve Problems *Saul Perlmutter* is an American astrophysicist and Professor of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. His pioneering work has transformed our understanding of cosmology, including the study of dark energy and the evolution of the universe. *More from Saul Perlmutter on Closer To Truth:* * Closer To Truth: The Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pLLkP0kHQKL9nZh35UkgkR_ * _Sense & Sensibility & Science_ — Saul's undergraduate course at UC Berkeley using the tools of science to improve everyday decision-making: https://sensibility.berkeley.edu * _Scientific Thinking for All: A Toolkit_ — a six-unit high school adaptation of the course, developed with the Lawrence Hall of Science and Nobel Prize Outreach: https://scientificthinking.lawrencehallofscience.org * _Third Millennium Thinking_ — Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell, and Robert MacCoun on the tools scientists use to avoid fooling themselves, applied to everyday decisions: https://thirdmillenniumthinking.com * Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/saul-perlmutter/ *Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV *Join the Community:* * Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ * Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com * Support the Show: https://closer