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Jan 15, 2025
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COGS 013: Scientific Thinking
Units: 4
Explores science as an approach to reasoning, as a social
process, and as coordinated cultural institutions. Both the benefits
and the limitations of science are discussed. Established cognitive
biases are described, common errors of thought (such as logical
fallacies) are introduced, and the ways in which scientific methods
work to overcome these problems are explained. Additional topics
include: science and the media; science and society; and methods for
detecting pseudoscience, hoaxes, and scams.
Course Details
Repeats Allowed for Credit: 0
Discussion included
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements - Intellectual Experience: Scientific Method
- Approaches to Knowledge: Literary and Textual Analysis
- Approaches to Knowledge: Media and Visual Analysis
- Intellectual Experience: Sustainability
Requisites and Restrictions
Instructor Permission Required: No
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