perrinmillerFeb 26, 20212 min readBreathing is fatal when conducted over years and decades.Every person that dies has been inhaling oxygen in small amounts every day for decades in most cases. It is also highly addictive, the...
perrinmillerNov 18, 20201 min readBeing similar doesn’t make it right.We tend to think heavy objects make heavy noises, large animals leave large tracks, or dainty creatures move gracefully. These inferences...
perrinmillerNov 10, 20202 min readCompare kumquats to kumquats, not bananasHow often do opponents of analytical thinking try advocating their position with a comparison but their comparison is just wrong?...
perrinmillerNov 3, 20202 min readIt’s a conspiracy theory!Looking at news narratives, we hear almost daily about conspiracy theories of organizations all working together to do something...
perrinmillerOct 27, 20202 min readMaybe it is just randomIf you are rolling dice and get on a hot streak, do you actually have any influence on the results? Intellectually we know that each...
perrinmillerOct 20, 20202 min readWhat is the cause?Do you actually see cause and effect like when you are looking at a tree? Observe billiards and see the white Cue Ball impacting into the...
perrinmillerOct 16, 20201 min readHere is a recent article on Critical ThinkingIntelligence Feeling and Critical Thinking
perrinmillerOct 13, 20202 min readBad first impressions are hard to overcomeEveryone has probably heard the advice about making good first impressions, right? That’s because we know how damaging a negative first...
perrinmillerOct 5, 20202 min readSome best guesses can be wrongToo often judgements are made based upon less than perfect information. Hey, my wallet was not on my dresser. I remembered having it at...
perrinmillerOct 1, 20202 min readThe early results are in!Lately we hear people and experts talking about random samples. We want to know how effective masks are or how many people had positive...
perrinmillerSep 28, 20202 min readOut of sight, out of mindWhile I was staying at this hotel, my laptop wouldn’t boot up again after we returned from sightseeing all day. I pushed the buttons and...
perrinmillerSep 24, 20202 min readI know a guy who…We were planning a trip to the city, intending to do some sightseeing and have a good meal. Sharing with a friend I was then told a story...
perrinmillerSep 21, 20201 min readOptical illusions of our thinkingAnd now for my next trick, watch as I pull a rabbit out of this empty top hat. Just like a magician is knowingly performing a trick,...
perrinmillerSep 17, 20202 min readHey, who stole my bread?A young boy had a slice of bread and was asked if he would like some toast. The lad was unsure, but it was an adult asking the question,...
perrinmillerSep 14, 20202 min readRead my mindWhen I came home from work, my spouse asked how about my day and I grumbled an answer “fine” and trudged into my room to change clothes....
perrinmillerSep 10, 20201 min readPareidolia and ApopheniaMaybe our biggest problem as a people is our flawed ability at pattern recognition. When it happens in a simple situation, usually no...
perrinmillerSep 7, 20202 min readWhy are people killed by police?A person is killed by police. Terrible tragedy in a headline, but how often do you see any critical thinking at work in explaining the...
perrinmillerSep 3, 20201 min readAre you insane?We have all this data thrown at us. Various pundits cite studies and show us graphs and statistics to persuade people of their...
perrinmillerAug 31, 20202 min readTrust me, that is a sure betIt is rather funny how people can have confidence in their answer for an indeterminate type problem where the role of facts versus...
perrinmillerAug 30, 20201 min readPearls Before Swine was appropriate todayhttps://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2020/08/30
