038 - Tribal Literacy and Emotional Intelligence
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I share the audio from an interview I did with Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda for her for a n...
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Argument Ninja: Critical Thinking as a Martial Art
The Argument Ninja podcast is dedicated to helping you improve your skills at rational persuasion. Let philosopher Kevin deLaplante introduce you to a unique approach to critical thinking, i...
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20 of 38 episodes037 - 3 Honest Updates: On Failure, Living With a Stutter, and Accepting My Comfort Zone
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk openly about why this is the first new episode I've produced in 7 months, and the lesso...
036 - Understanding Complex Social Phenomena: More Theories of the Causes of Social Polarization
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about the difficulty of judging how much we really understand about the causes of c omp...
035 - Updates and a Street Epistemology Interview
On episode 035 of the Argument Ninja podcast I share updates on new course development over at kevindelaplante.com, and I share both the aud...
034 - Understanding the Causes of Polarization (Part 1): Depolarization Initiatives
In episode 024 of the Argument Ninja Podcast I'm starting a series of episodes that will explore different models of the causes of social an...
033 - Critical Thinking About Conspiracies
On this episode of the Argument Ninja Podcast I'm presenting edited versions of last three episodes of my first podcast show that I produced...
032 - When Tribalism Becomes Pathological
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I share the audio for the three videos I recently produced on Cognitive Biases, Tribalism and...
031 - New Cartoon Videos Plus a Fall 2018 Update
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about the three new videos I recently produced on Cognitive Biases, Tribalism and Polit...
030 - Behind the Scenes of My New Video Course
On this episode I talk about the genesis of my new video course , " The Vocabulary of Science: First Steps to Science Literacy ", and my dec...
029 - How to Raise a Critical Thinker
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about the importance of critical thinking education for kids and teens , and what paren...
028 - Tribalism Isn't the Problem
On this episode I've got an interview lined up for you that I did with Bob Froehlich, who hosts the Thinking Clearly radio program and podca...
027 - Updates: Finances, Projects and Plans
Over the past month almost every email conversation I've had with someone about my projects and plans has ended with "I'm going to talk abou...
026 - Feminism, Marxism, Postmodernism and Jordan Peterson: Sometimes the Only Winning Move is Not to Play
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I offer a perspective on Jordan Peterson's criticism of left-wing ideology (what he calls "cul...
025 - Why Tribal Literacy?
On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about TRIBALISM and the challenges that our tribal psychology poses for critical thinki...
024 - How Commerce Became a Tool For Getting Outside My Head
At the beginning of a new year it's customary to reflect on events of the past year in order to set new goals and chart a course for the fut...
023 - The Argument Ninja Difference: Why Critical Thinking is a Martial Art
I'm not the only one talking about the failings of traditional schooling. I'm not the only academic talking about developing online courses...
022 - Thinking Clearly About Critical Thinking: Interview with Kevin deLaplante
For this episode I'm going to share an interview I did for Thinking Clearly, a radio show about critical thinking hosted by Bob Froelich and...
021 - What if Sam Harris and Scott Adams Had a Baby?
On this episode I use a recent episode of Sam Harris's podcast (#87 - "Triggered: A Conversation With Scott Adams") as a springboard for exp...
020 - Critical Thinking in China
This past month I was fortunate to be a guest of Xidian University in China for two weeks. On this episode of the podcast I share stories an...
019 – Understanding Your Divided Mind: Kahneman, Haidt and Greene
Argument Ninjas need to acquire a basic understanding of the psychology of human reasoning. This is essential for improving the quality of o...