Improving Critical Thinking May Take Practice By Helen Lee Bouygues in Education Post Sept. 27, 2021 The question of “how” to teach critical thinking skills has proven to be elusive, especially in this era of standardized curriculum and test-driven accountability for schools. How can teachers also ensure they’re supporting critical thinking in their students? It
Improving Critical Thinking May Take Practice By Rebecca Koenig in EdSurge Sept. 8, 2021 It turns out that cultivating critical thinking skills can be difficult, even though many educators believe “that’s the point of what we’re training our students to be able to do,” says Ben Motz, a research scientist in the Department of Psychological
Why taking a 2-week digital detox break was one of the best things I ever did for myself By Jennifer Jolly in USAToday Aug. 3, 2021 Taking a social media sabbatical has given me a healthier perspective already. It’s made me a lot more aware of the time I spent online – sometimes with total
Social Media Is a Public Health Crisis. Let’s Treat It Like One. By Helen Lee Bouygues in US News July 20, 2021 More than half of people Reboot surveyed acknowledged that their social media use intensified their feelings of anxiety, depression or loneliness. Yet despite recognizing these deleterious effects, only about a third said they
Big Tech Is Still Profiting From 9/11 Conspiracy Theories By David Brennan in Newsweek May 25, 2021 As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, several large tech companies are still making money from widely-debunked conspiracy theory content about the terror attack that is distressing to survivors and families of the victims. YouTube, Google, and Apple
The Reboot Foundation teaches critical thinking skills because, as its founder says, we’re not inclined to second-guess what we see on our social media feeds.
Why COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist The Associated Press April 6, 2021 As the world struggles to break the grip of COVID-19, psychologists and misinformation experts are studying why the pandemic spawned so many conspiracy theories, which have led people to eschew masks, social distancing and vaccines. They’re seeing links between beliefs in COVID-19 falsehoods and
Media literacy in the age of disinformation “This Matters” podcast by the Toronto Star Jan. 15, 2021 What happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was the culmination of years of conspiracy theories and falsehoods. Some say the threat of another such uprising remains as we continue to live in a digital “echo chamber” —
Fake news expert on the rise of Q-Anon and its role in the U.S. Capitol riots Thomas Oriti of ABC NewsRadio Jan. 11, 2021 Many of the people who took part in violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 said they believed the presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump. Some experts have
Speaking on India Today with Rahul Kanwal, Reboot President Helen Lee Bouygues spoke about Twitter and Facebook removing Donald Trump from their networks.