S3-06: Identifying and addressing pseudoscience

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of critical thinking in science education, featuring insights from Bertha Vazquez on identifying pseudoscience.

Join us as we continue our discussion on the importance of integrating critical thinking into the science classroom with former teacher and current director of education at the Center for Inquiry, Bertha Vazquez. Listen as Bertha shares her experience with engaging students through identifying pseudoscience, and how developing these skills creates an identifiable impact on the real world. For more from Bertha , check out the following resources: Check out Generation Skeptics to access some o...

People in this episode

Guest: Bertha Vazquez

Topics covered

• pseudoscience
• critical thinking
• science education
• student engagement
• real world impact

Keywords

• pseudoscience
• critical thinking
• science classroom
• education
• student skills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Inquiry

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