In my research, I often come across reference to ‘good critical thinking’. Is there ‘bad’ critical thinking? Arguably, the latter may refer to a ‘lack’ of critical thinking. But this issue of degrees ...

Critical thinking is the act of analyzing a subject or a situation and forming a judgment based on that analysis. Nearly everybody uses some form of critical thinking in day-to-day life, which often ...

Cultivating critical thinking skills should be a top priority for any business that wants to succeed in today’s complex and rapidly changing world. According to the World Economic Forum, “analytical ...

Collin Lucken is a Hastings Postdoctoral Scholar in AI and Humanity at Bowdoin, a role he started in September 2025. He came here from Cincinnati, where he recently completed a Master’s in Robotics ...

Our college faculty recently held a training session, during which one member shared a striking view of how emerging artificial intelligence will impact our current undergraduates. “Once they enter ...

“Critical thinking” is one of the most prevalent buzzwords in the academy, but what does it mean? We all want our students to be critical thinkers, but we are collectively unable to say with any ...

I t has been almost 70 years since the term “artificial intelligence” was coined at a 1956 Dartmouth College summer workshop. The conference was convened by the mathematician John McCarthy, who ...

General education programs are a perennial source of consternation for faculty, administrators and students alike. The challenges, from one institution to another and from one decade to another, read ...

Can you tell fact from fiction online? In a digital world, few questions are more important or more challenging. For years, some commentators have called for K-12 teachers to take on fake news, media ...

The rise of AI has proven to be a watershed moment in history, with countless arguments for and against its use in practically every industry and use case conceivable. With generative AI receiving the ...

In my research, I often come across reference to ‘good critical thinking’. Is there ‘bad’ critical thinking? Arguably, the latter may refer to a ‘lack’ of critical thinking. But this issue of degrees ...