How to exercise your brain to avoid lazy thinking

How to exercise your brain to avoid lazy thinking

“Why Do People Fall for Fake News?” This New York Times headline and article opened my eyes – although not in the way I expected. The article woke me up to my sloppy thinking on intellectual laziness. Yes, it’s ironic. Even though I’ve studied the subject of...
Why you should care about #FactCheckIt

Why you should care about #FactCheckIt

In 2017, April 2 became International Fact-Checking Day. It’s now an annual event, sponsored by the International Fact-Checking Network along with fact-checking organizations around the globe. After hearing that factoid yesterday – April 1, 2018 – while listening to...