The Science Lens

This week I've enlisted the help of my talented wife Jen Stevens for a video on finding reliable sources.I hope you enjoy this interview! youtube.com/watch?v=yBK5vNt3… #education #medialiteracy

In this week's video, I discuss seven ways that science can be misrepresented in advertising. Some shoots go smoothly, this was not one of them! 🙂 But I'm pretty happy with the final result. youtube.com/watch?v=OH7MtkEe… #advertising #scienceeducation #medialiteracy #criticalthinking

Today I'm starting a new series of videos about science in the media. The first is on the importance of reading beyond the headlines. youtu.be/GFeeurUDCiU #science #scienceliteracy #medialiteracy #media #criticalthinking #tpt #teacherspayteachers #education #educationmatters

New video out today! This week is all about avoiding the slippery slope fallacy. youtube.com/watch?v=6ksMckeG… #science #criticalthinking #logic #logicalfallacy #education #scienceeducation

New video out today! Avoid unnecessary anxiety at the beach by learning about the availability bias. youtu.be/d3PHwYomgzs #CriticalThinking #education #scienceeducation #availabilityheuristic #bias #availabilitybias

Have you ever heard someone make a claim and say they don't need to provide evidence to support it? This is called shifting the burden of proof and it's the topic of this week's video! youtu.be/2RRyhq_oMus #education #criticalthinking #burdenofproof #science

Second video is out today! This week is all about cherry picking data. youtu.be/qN4FjdyiDNg #education #edutwitter #logic #criticalthinking #cherrypicking #scienceeducation #science

Hi All. It's been a long and steep road but the first video is finally done! I hope you enjoy it :) youtube.com/watch?v=rHgn2bRK…