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History is a myth agreed upon and Binge Thinking History treads that fine line between fact and myth, although as we know they are often so blurred it’s impossible to tell the difference.

Some Unapproved Thinking Forbidden history, cultural disruption, and lessons the ages keep teaching Unapproved Thinking is a podcast for people who sense that the official explanation is rarely the full story. Each episode explores ideas, events, and stories that fall outside the approved narrative, not to provoke for shock value, but to educate, challenge assumptions, and uncover recurring patterns in human behavior across history. From forgotten civilizations and suppressed ideas to modern systems that quietly shape everyday life, this show connects past and present to reveal how power, ...

'This is an important and necessary book by a superb and subtle writer. There's no one more qualified to write it than Jake Wallis Simons, both as ground-breaking Middle East security correspondent and Editor of the Jewish Chronicle. It analyses the often prejudiced coverage and intense scrutiny...

Unpacks and pulls the curtain back on what happens to our brains and our behaviors each time we addictively engage social media and the influencers we encounter there. Individuals seeking to widen their tribes of friends, fans, and followers have an abundance of resources for building their...

It is widely understood that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution completely revolutionized the study of biology. Yet, according to David Sloan Wilson, the Darwinian revolution won’t be truly complete until it is applied more broadly—to everything associated with the words “human,”...

In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times: shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes. And we know that another global disaster is eventually headed our way...

This trenchant analysis examines the many ways our society's increasingly tenuous commitment to facts laid the groundwork for Donald Trump's rise to power. Award-winning journalist Nathan Bomey argues that Trump did not usher the post-truth era into being. He was its inevitable outcome. Bomey...

A timely manifesto urging us to think critically, form opinions, and then argue them with gusto. Hater begins from a simple premise: that it's good to hate things. Not people or groups or benign belief systems, but things. More to the point, it's good to hate the things everyone seems to like...

Does the number of children gunned down double each year? Does anorexia kill 150,000 young women annually? Do white males account for only a sixth of new workers? Startling statistics shape our thinking about social issues. But all too often, these numbers are wrong. This book is a lively guide to spotting bad statistics and learning to think critically about these influential numbers. Damned Lies and Statistics is essential listening for everyone who reads or listens to the news....

NATIONAL BESTSELLER What would actually make America great: more people. If the most challenging crisis in living memory has shown us anything, it’s that America has lost the will and the means to lead. We can’t compete with the huge population clusters of the global marketplace by...

From the bestselling author of Killing Lincoln and host of Fox News' top show The O'Reilly Factor, the best of Bill O’Reilly’s provocative writing—reflecting his ideas, wisdom, and core values Bill O’Reilly is one of the most recognized and talked-about journalists of our time. With...

Rupert Williams (aka Rupert Armitstead) chats to neurodivergent folks about their lives, loves and relationships. Each guest talks through how they live in the world and how they feel about their neurodivergent thinking. Lessons everyone can learn about the wat we think, how this interacts with our day to day lives and who we are. We confront what it means to be neurodivergent, how others react to it and the interactions that happen on the way.

Thoughts shape Beliefs, which influence DecisionsI have always been a curious kid. I wanted to believe what I learned. But I got tired of not getting straight answers to some of the Big Questions of Life. My quest led me to earn an interdisciplinary PhD in paleoanthropology, neuroscience and theology.As a boots-on-the-ground field explorer to over 100 countries, I seek first-hand confirmation to check the facts of truth claims and to verify evidence for my own inherited beliefs.I will share insights drawn from over 30 years of interdisciplinary scholarship and ...

A series that draws on the passions, expertise and interests of Academy Travel's academic tour leaders, to bring a wealth of additional knowledge to your travels, one topic at a time. Our tour leaders talk on a range of topics and interests related to travel, covering history, culture, archaeology, architecture, the visual arts and the performing arts.

KBIA Hosts Darren Hellwege, T’Keyah Thomas, and Rachael Norden discuss business, technology, poetry, books, music, arts, culture, and more with notable individuals and organizations in Columbia and mid-Missouri.In the past, the show broadcast Maplewood Barn Radio Theatre, a radio drama put on by the Maplewood Barn community theater on Friday evenings. On Saturday it tackled the college sports scene.

Welcome to the Not Funny Guy (and Gal) Present Thinking about Thinking. Dr. Jon and Dr. Kristen will lead you through the twisted warrens of their minds as they share stories about teaching, education, pop culture and whatever else falls out of their mouths along the way.Join us in the weird! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast is all about the mindset of Billionaires.

We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigor, but also intellectual humility. Join Al Zambone, author of Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life, as he talks with historians and other professionals who cultivate the craft of historical thinking.

This podcast, hosted by myself, James, is an invite to sit and clear your mind and your biases and truly think along with me. I do not claim to have all the answers, or even any of the right ones. I am just openly thinking into my mic and into your ears and seeing if we can respectfully agree on certain items that I find quite concerning. No taking sides here, just pointing out what seems to be obvious and logical conclusions from current events.

Delusion, a zero-sum mentality, and the perceived ownership of Black personal space, Black bodies, Black pursuits, Black movement, and Black property are the final three characteristics outlined and discussed in this episode. Can critical thinking be an answer to the inherent biases discussed in this final episode of our 4-part series. Listen in January 15, 2021, at 11 a.m.