“I’ve been thinking with my guts since I was fourteen years old, and frankly speaking, between you and me, I have come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains.” – Nick Hornby
We now live in a “post-truth” world where objective facts are seemingly less relevant than personal emotions and beliefs. What does this mean for the concepts of “gut feel” and critical thinking? Are these two concepts at odds with one another? I explore this question in this in-betweenisode.
Show notes:
- Post-truth: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/word-of-the-year/word-of-the-year-2016
- The All Things Risk Podcast Ep. 11 with Anna Glover
- The All Things Risk Podcast Ep. 28 with Kayt Sukel
- Critical Thinking “Cheat Sheet” – https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/critical-thinking-skills-cheatsheet-infographic
- Article – Can We Think Critically Anymore?
- Quote by Nick Hornby on gut feelings
- Archilochus – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archilochus
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