Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills is rated 4.0 out of 5 by 101 .

Rated 4 out of 5 by geoperky from Thinking about thinking I found that Professor Novella presented a series of clearly stated, well organized lectures with examples of instances in which rational, critical thinking skills were not employed. His point is, we are all individuals who, according to our upbringing and educational background, have internal biases that either cloud our aid our ability to clearly ascertain truth (real, absolute truth...as far as that's possible) in a great...no, huge...variety of situations. Prof Novella simply points out that we must recognize those personal biases when evaluating the 'fake news' or 'pseudoscience' rampant in the world today. Professor Novella offers no silver bullet, or a 'how-to' manual on what YOU should think...he only points out that we should all be careful when evaluating questionable...or debatable...data. It's a good course, but you have to have a relatively open mind to his (Novella's) approach, and listen to his advice about questioning your own biases! Sale...coupon...you know the drill!

Rated 5 out of 5 by nobodyme from Great Course, please update?? This is an excellent course for me because I'm a beginner, I don't have a University degree. But the course is essential for everyday life, so I believe. What I'd love to see is an update to this course to include navigating the internet using Critical Thinking. That would be great in this day a nd age.

Rated 4 out of 5 by Hten from Excelltn presentation A very interesting set of lectures, presented clearly. The series could be even better if there was a bit more interaction, animation, examples or other material to "liven up" the whole series of lectures.

Rated 5 out of 5 by HandsomeDan from Outstanding Course Judging by this course Dr. Novella must be an expert in many fields. He has the rare ability to harmonize content from areas as diverse as statistics and neurology. His exposition is clear and engaging. The serious learner will want to review the lectures several times, ponder, consult the references that appear in the guidebook, and ponder again. There is much to learn. What a treat for the students who can ask questions to Dr. Novella. The ideas explored in these lectures are more now than ever given the proliferation of misinformation and our tendency to hold views that are strong, incorrect and shallow.

Rated 4 out of 5 by HabeasHumor from Not long enough I have to take away a star because this course should have been two to three times longer. GC lectures can often come across dry or filler-heavy, and you'll think "This person could have made their point in one tenth of the time." Not this one. In this course, the professor introduces a really interesting concept and then quickly moves on to something else, and this process repeats about a hundred times. It felt incomplete and unsatisfying. I was left hungry for more explanation, details, and examples. When I visualized the structure of this course, it seemed to me to be just an outline. There should be additional courses that deep dive into the various topics so that we can learn more.

Rated 5 out of 5 by boydster123 from Absolutely Crucial to Understand Politics The current political environment is toxic on so many levels. I find myself laughing at the explanations provided by Steven Novella on how these guys and ladies in DC try bamboozle us. I also find it amazing that this program was produced in 2012, long before the current administration was even a gleam in someone's eye, and yet each lesson (I've had 12 of the 24 so far) is so right on! Very pleased with my investment!

Rated 5 out of 5 by Strider5184 from Eye opening class! Dr. Novellia states what we all seem to forget! Taking this class made me realize just how fraudulent or memories are! It has made me look for facts of science rather then Pseduo-science, and discern the difference!