The importance of thinking critically
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How intelligent a person is can predict many things in terms of their quality of life: success, money, or power. But researchers say we should pay more attention to another cognitive ability: critical thinking. The lack of critical thinking often leads to smart people making bad decisions.
In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss the importance of critical thinking.
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