Filter It Through a Brain Cell
Can you recognize bad thinking, manipulative advertising and tricky arguments when you see them?
How about your kids - how will they know whether the memes they're seeing on social media are really true?
Critical thinking is the most important skill you can have when you’re living in a world that seems to have lost its mind.
Everyone out there is trying to tell you WHAT to think, I want to teach you HOW to think!
In every episode, I’m exposing the logical fallacies & cognitive biases being used by advertisers, politicians, influencers, news outlets, social media memes, and maybe even your own best friend.
Warning: listening to this podcast will cause you to see bad thinking everywhere!
Welcome to the Filter It Through a Brain Cell Podcast!
I'm a homeschooling mama who realized we need to equip the next generation to be able to discern truth from lies and created this podcast with short, fun episodes that you can play in the car with your teens and have a fun discussion about what you've learned!
NOTE: While you're certainly welcome to listen to this podcast in any order, I recommend listening in sequential order starting with Episode 1. I think you'll get more out of it that way!
Critical Thinking for teens
Homeschool curriculum
Podcast for teens
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 309
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
269. The Horn Effect
Can a first impression make us see everything else about a person in an inaccurate way?
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.f…
268. The Halo Effect
Can a first impression make us see everything else about a person in an inaccurate way?
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.f…
267. How to Recognize ‘Happy Lies’ with Melissa Dougherty
Have you ever wondered how we ended up in a world where personal feelings could become the authority for reality? Or why so many of us are on a relentless pursuit for happiness yet somehow feel more …
266. The False Consensus Effect
Why are we so prone to finding ourselves in an Echo Chamber? This bias explains it!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filte…
265. The Loss Aversion Bias
Why is it sometimes hard to part with your money, even when it's for something you want?
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.…
264. The Endowment Effect
Have you ever wondered why people want so much money when they're selling their old stuff? This bias explains what's happening.
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real…
263. The Availability Bias
Did you ever watch a scary shark movie and then feel afraid to get in the water? This bias could be why!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fall…
262. Critical Thinking Led Me to Christ with High School Teacher Will Reusch
Will Reusch is a high school teacher who left the classroom so he can bring critical thinking to more students. In this episode, we discuss why critical thinking is lacking in the classroom and how i…
261. The Anchoring Bias | Cognitive Biases for Teens
You've been told it's important to make a good first impression...here's why it matters!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.fi…
260. The Actor-Observer Bias
Why do we judge others more harshly than ourselves? Here's why...
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraince…
259. The Self-Serving Bias
Ever heard the Snoop Dogg quote, "I want to thank me"? Well, this bias kind of explains where it comes from!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Me…
258. The Belief Bias
Turns out, our brains really want to protect what we already believe to be true!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filterit…
257. The Curse of Knowledge Bias
Beware of looking down on someone who doesn't know something...it could be your brain committing the Curse of Knowledge Bias!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real l…
256. The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Ever thought something was super simple...until you actually started doing it? You probably experienced the Dunning-Kruger Effect!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in rea…
255. The Confirmation Bias
This is probably the most well-known bias, so it's a perfect one to start the season with!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.…
254. Real-life Consequences of Unrecognized Biases
Ok, so we al have biases, they can't really be all that bad, right? Not always! But, here's a real-life example of how they can really hurt us.
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize f…
253. What is a Cognitive Bias?
Ever wondered how two people could look at the same thing and see it two totally different ways? Why does that happen anyways? Dive into Season 2 and find out!
Want to test yourself on how well you…
252. The Argument from the Negative Fallacy
If something is true, the opposite must be false, right?
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life…
251. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Think About Race and CRT with Monique Duson
Right now, we are hearing lots of conflicting messages about race and how we should be treating people based on what race they are. How should we be thinking about this?
You can learn more about Moni…
250. Let's Make Critical Thinking Cool Again (Season 1 Wrap-Up)
The ability to think & reason is one of the things that makes us uniquely human. Here's how we can be more human. Plus, a sneak peek at what's ahead in Season 2!
When you can recognize the foolishnes…