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Put It to the Test—Beautiful Experiments
Lecture no. 21 from the course: The Philosopher's Toolkit: How to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room
Taught by Professor Patrick Grim | 31 min | Categories: The Great Courses Plus Online Philosophy & Religion Courses
Analyzing the structure of scientific experiments is an important part of the philosopher’s toolkit. The risks, power, and limits of experimentation can help you back your own claims and evaluate the claims of others. Here you’ll examine the parts of a good experiment—control groups, randomized testing, and what to do with unexpected results
24 Lectures
1
How We Think and How to Think Better
0 of 33 min
2
Cool Rationality and Hot Thought
0 of 30 min
3
The Strategy of Visualization
0 of 30 min
4
Visualizing Concepts and Propositions
0 of 30 min
5
The Power of Thought Experiments
0 of 29 min
6
Thinking like Aristotle
0 of 29 min
7
Ironclad, Airtight Validity
0 of 31 min
8
Thinking outside the Box
0 of 28 min
9
The Flow of Argument
0 of 30 min
10
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
0 of 30 min
11
Why We Make Misteaks
0 of 28 min
12
Rational Discussion in a Polarized Context
0 of 30 min
13
Rhetoric versus Rationality
0 of 29 min
14
Bogus Arguments and How to Defuse Them
0 of 28 min
15
The Great Debate
0 of 28 min
16
Outwitting the Advertiser
0 of 30 min
17
Putting a Spin on Statistics
0 of 31 min
18
Poker, Probability, and Everyday Life
0 of 29 min
19
Decisions, Decisions
0 of 30 min
20
Thinking Scientifically
0 of 29 min
21
Put It to the Test—Beautiful Experiments
0 of 31 min
22
Game Theory and Beyond
0 of 30 min
23
Thinking with Models
0 of 29 min
24
Lessons from the Great Thinkers
0 of 32 min
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