Melanie Trecek-King: Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds

You know how when someone disagrees with you, and you educate them with your evidence, they say, “Of course you’re right! How could I have been so wrong?!?” Yeah, that doesn’t happen very often. But there is a better way! In this presentation, science and critical thinking educator Melanie Trecek-King explains how to think better and have more productive conversations.

Sunday Speaker Topic:
Why facts don’t change our minds

Description:
Have you ever tried to change someone’s mind with facts, only to have the conversation descend into an unproductive fight? Maybe a better question is: what have you changed your mind about? Having productive conversations over important topics requires an understanding of how our minds work. Science and critical thinking educator Melanie Trecek-King will address these questions and more to help you learn how to think better and have more meaningful conversations.

Biography:
Melanie Trecek-King is the creator of Thinking Is Power, an online resource (Thinking Is Power) that provides engaging and accessible critical thinking content. Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College, where she teaches a general-education science course designed to equip students with empowering critical thinking, information literacy, and science literacy skills. An active speaker and consultant, Trecek-King loves to share her “teach skills, not facts” approach with other science educators, and to help schools and organizations meet their goals through better thinking. Trecek-King is also the Education Director for the Mental Immunity Project and CIRCE (Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative), which aim to advance and apply the science of mental immunity to inoculate minds against misinformation.

Please Note:
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When
March 10th, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location
627 W RIO SALADO PKWY
HSGP HUMANIST CENTER
MESA, AZ 85201-4009
United States
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