March 29, 2022: GM & DS Conference: Skepticism & Cognitive Biases by Thomas DURAND
Mousseron Lecture Hall
, Balard Chemistry Complex, 240 Av. du Pr. Jeanbrau, 34296 Montpellier, and via videoconference
Skepticism & Cognitive Biasesby Thomas DURAND
Zeteticism examines discourse in the realms of belief and pseudoscience in order to develop the intellectual tools needed to evaluate the validity of discourse in general.
The first step in skepticism is to become aware of the blind spots in our rationality and the consequences that arise from them despite our best efforts. Fortunately, there are ways to identify situations where error is likely, to suspend our judgment, and to ask ourselves the right questions. This allows us not only to avoid falling into the traps set before us, but also to outwit the greatest manipulator of all: ourselves.
A science communicator, host of *La Tronche en Biais*, director of the Association for Science and the Promotion of Critical Thinking, and author of books on science and critical thinking*, Thomas Durand is also a novelist and playwright.
*Books: “The Irony of Evolution” ( DS. Seuil, 2018), “Do You Know Homeopathy?” ( DS. Matériologiques, 2019), “When Do We Bias?” ( DS. Humenscience, 2019), and “Pyramidology” (2021).
