by admin@atlantislearning.net | Mar 1, 2023 | Atlantis Decision Method, Decision Making, Information Analysis, Information Management
First-principles thinking is one of the best ways to reverse-engineer complicated problems and unleash creative possibility. Sometimes called “reasoning from first principles,” the idea is to break down complicated problems into basic elements and then reassemble them...
by admin@atlantislearning.net | Oct 15, 2022 | Cognitive Science, Decision Making, Information Analysis
Updated March 1, 2023 Too often, people equate critical thinking with merely being skeptical of whatever they hear. Or they will interpret it to mean that, when confronted with someone who says something that they disagree with, they either: Stop listening (and...
by admin@atlantislearning.net | Aug 11, 2022 | Cognitive Science, Collective Intelligence, Communication & Information Theory, Communication Economics, Decision Making, Digital, Entropy and Information, History of Communication, Information Analysis, Information Management, Media Literacy, Misinformation, Misinformation Effect, Persuasive Communication, Political Beliefs, Technology
The Social Dilemma is a 2020 American docudrama directed by Jeff Orlowski and written by Orlowski, Davis Coombe, and Vickie Curtis. The main argument made is that Social Media is Bad. The main conclusion I came away with is that Advertiser Supported Media is...
by admin@atlantislearning.net | Jul 31, 2022 | Decision Making, History of Communication, History of Misinformation, Media Literacy, Misinformation, Overcoming Noise, Understanding Bias
A great discussion on the History of Health Misinformation can be found at “Coronavirus and the Black Death: spread of misinformation and xenophobia shows we haven’t learned from our past.” The history of Health Misinformation has more recent evidence in...
by Ira Gorelick | Jun 7, 2022 | Information Analysis
Critical Thinking Advice in the Bible Proverbs 14:15- The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps. 2 Timothy 2:7 – Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 – But test...
by Ira Gorelick | Apr 20, 2022 | Atlantis Decision Method, Decision Making, Information Management
How to Make Better Decisions Better Decisions come better information, and better information comes from better communication. Ultimately all decisions are information dependent. https://www.youtube.com/embed/GiPe1OiKQuk Some of your decisions will be so routine that...
