How would more critical thinking promote a healthy democracy? | Prof. Mickey Huff & Dr Nolan Higdon

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Healthy Discussions

Dr Zack Hassan

22 episodes

2 days ago

Healthy Discussions brings you topical deep dives with expert guests, on healthcare, politics, society and religion. Hosted by Dr Zack Hassan, a medical registrar (hospital physician) who has debated at the illustrious Cambridge Union, each conversation blends science with argument in a way that goes far beyond traditional media. The aim is to educate, debate, and make it fun. But most importantly, to demonstrate that freedom of speech and debate can be a tool for finding the strongest reasons to change our minds, not just a tool for polarisation.

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How would more critical thinking promote a healthy democracy? | Prof. Mickey Huff & Dr Nolan Higdon | 13

Healthy Discussions

57 minutes 51 seconds

3 years ago

How would more critical thinking promote a healthy democracy? | Prof. Mickey Huff & Dr Nolan Higdon | 13

How much of a problem is fake news for Western democracy? Can people learn to think critically to promote open debate? Can the left respond to Jordan Peterson's critiques of critical theory and critical race theory? And are there liberal thinkers who actually support free speech?
In this amazing conversation, Zack speaks to Mickey and Nolan about their new book, "Let's Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management and Critical Media Literacy."
Prof. Mickey Huff is professor of social science, history, and journalism at Diablo Valley Community College, California and the director of Project Censored, an organisation which promotes the role of the free press and analyses "junk food" news. Dr Nolan Higdon is an author and university lecturer of history and media studies at the University of California. He is also the founding member of the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas.

// Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3AD4RHXiy6Q

// Nolan and Mickey's Links
📖 Let's agree to disagree - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1032169044/ref=nosim?tag=drzackhassa06-21
🐤 Twitter: @Nolan_Higdon / @Mythinfo
🍵 Project Censored: https://www.projectcensored.org/

// About the host
I'm Zack Hassan, a junior doctor living in Edinburgh, Scotland who studied at Cambridge University. I'm passionate about teaching others the critical thinking and speaking skills to articulate their ideas as powerfully as possible. Healthy Discussions is about applying those skills to problems in wider society through open discussion and rational debate.

// Socials
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// Credits Music - Overriding Concern by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4187-overriding-concern License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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