1. What You Know Is Not as Important as How You Think

5m

Meet your new instructor: world-renowned astrophysicist, Emmy-nominated host, author, and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson. Neil welcomes you and discusses the importance of scientific thinking and communication.

2. The Frontier of Science

7m

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The frontier of science is a messy place. Neil takes you through the process of understanding the frontier's landscape and explains the roles of hypothesis and theory in determining objective truths.

3. The Scientific Method

14m

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When we use the scientific method in the quest for objective truths, nature is the judge and jury. Neil shares some remarkable astrophysical examples of how this method plays out in real life and in our vast universe.

4. Be a Skeptic: Ask Questions

12m

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Asking questions is a tried-and-true component of scientific thinking. Neil talks about the processes behind informed skepticism as well as how to evaluate incoming scientific data.

5. Cognitive Bias

17m

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If you are human, then you are susceptible to cognitive bias. Neil defines some of the most common cognitive biases and reveals how our need to feel special may be getting in the way of our search for objective truths.

6. Beware of Cultural Bias

5m

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Cultural biases and assumptions affect how we treat one another, but they may be harder to spot than we think. Neil provides examples of conscious and unconscious cultural biases and explains how to avoid them.

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