I Write My Podcast (And Everything Else) in Scrivener
In this video I show my process for researching and writing the scripts for my Argument Ninja podcast (and pretty much everything else I write) in Scrivener. I also show how a structured text document is the foundation for all of the various digital products I create — ebooks, audio podcasts and video courses.
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 in 2010-11. These were the last episodes I produced of that podcast series, and I discuss why in the introduction. The last three episodes were on the subject of conspiracies and conspiracy theories.
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 Politics. It was designed as one long video presenting one long argument, so the audio works well in this continuous format.
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 Politics, and I give an update on what’s been keeping me busy this fall.
Cognitive Biases, Tribalism and Politics
In this set of videos I present a framework for thinking about how polarized political and cultural environments interact with our natural tribal psychology to create “pathological tribalism”. I show how under pathological tribalism our ability to think critically and independently is compromised. Polarized environments are hostile to critical thinking. (What a shock!)
Conference Talk at HCC – Critical Thinking and Tribalism
On Nov 2-3 I had the pleasure of traveling to Houston, Texas, to Houston Community College, to participate in their annual Philosophy & Humanities Conference. I was also fortunate to be asked to give the keynote presentation for this conference.