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How Publishers Extract Money, Free Labor, and Data from Universities (and How This Should Change) 
Industry
April 29, 2026

How Publishers Extract Money, Free Labor, and Data from Universities (and How This Should Change) 

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From ‘Which Database?’ to ‘Under What Conditions?’: Teaching Critical Thinking Through Search Tool Selection in an AI Age
Critical Thinking
April 28, 2026

From ‘Which Database?’ to ‘Under What Conditions?’: Teaching Critical Thinking Through Search Tool Selection in an AI Age

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The 3E Cycle: Establish-Examine-Evolve as a Structured Model to Foster Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
April 23, 2026

The 3E Cycle: Establish-Examine-Evolve as a Structured Model to Foster Critical Thinking

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Whose Work Most Influenced You? Part 6: A Social Science Bites Retrospective
Social Science Bites
April 22, 2026

Whose Work Most Influenced You? Part 6: A Social Science Bites Retrospective

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Beyond Fact-Checking: Making Critical Thinking an Everyday Multimodal Habit

Beyond Fact-Checking: Making Critical Thinking an Everyday Multimodal Habit

Students now encounter arguments mainly through digital feeds. These arguments are layered with music, editing, facial expressions, captions, filters, AI-generated imagery, and […]

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From Hot Takes to Habitual Inquiry: A Puzzle-Based Routine for Everyday Critical Thinking in Higher Education 

From Hot Takes to Habitual Inquiry: A Puzzle-Based Routine for Everyday Critical Thinking in Higher Education 

In today’s information ecosystem, reactions often unfold in seconds: a headline provokes emotion, an AI-generated paragraph sounds authoritative, a post feels right, […]

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JG Ballard and the Epstein Files

JG Ballard and the Epstein Files

The grudging disclosure of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the US government has rightly attracted a great deal of commentary. The responses […]

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The Cognitive Immune System: Making Critical Thinking a Daily Mental Habit  

The Cognitive Immune System: Making Critical Thinking a Daily Mental Habit  

In an information ecosystem shaped by algorithmic curation, emotionally optimized headlines, and increasingly indistinguishable AI-generated media, the problem is no longer simply […]

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Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month

Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month

The United States has a long history of celebrating its diverse communities with observances throughout the calendar year. Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, […]

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Enhancing Scientific Integrity: Progress and Opportunities in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Enhancing Scientific Integrity: Progress and Opportunities in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

The National Academies are convening a two-day hybrid workshop bringing together researchers, journal editors, publishers, funders, and scientific association leaders to examine approaches for […]

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Don’t Ban AI—Teach Students to Build It

Don’t Ban AI—Teach Students to Build It

How designing AI tools can transform cognitive offloading into critical thinking “Welcome to pharmacology!” I announced to a packed auditorium of wide-eyed […]

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From Passive Consumption to Active Verification: Embedding Critical Thinking as a Daily Cognitive Habit in Higher Education 

From Passive Consumption to Active Verification: Embedding Critical Thinking as a Daily Cognitive Habit in Higher Education 

In an era defined by algorithm-curated feeds, persuasive misinformation, and increasingly sophisticated AI-generated content, the challenge facing higher education is no longer […]

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