About this episode

Dr. Manfred Stapff discusses how educators can teach students to critically evaluate data and navigate misinformation.

In this episode of Learning Unboxed, we’re joined by Dr. Manfred Stapff, physician, researcher, author of Real-World Evidence Unveiled, and host of The Real-World Evidence Perspective. Together, we explore how educators can help students navigate a world overflowing with information, misinformation, statistics, and AI-generated answers. Dr. Stapff shares practical ways to teach learners how to evaluate data, trace information back to its source, and ask better questions before accepting something as true. From clinical trials and real-world evidence to ChatGPT, journalism, and old-school library research, this conversation is a thoughtful reminder that information literacy is now an essential life skill. Join us to explore how we can help students become more discerning, curious, and responsible users of information. To learn more, visit: pastfoundation.org We unbox: Why reliable information matters for decision-making in education, medicine, politics, and everyday life How students can learn to question data, statistics, and sources before accepting them as true The difference between controlled scientific studies and messy real-world evidence How AI can help gather information…

People in this episode

Host: Annalies Corbin

Guest: Dr. Manfred Stapff

Topics covered

• information literacy
• data evaluation
• misinformation
• AI in education
• critical thinking

Keywords

• data questioning
• information sources
• real-world evidence
• AI-generated answers
• critical thinking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Real-World Evidence Perspective, pastfoundation.org

Books & works: Real-World Evidence Unveiled

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