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Title: Alex Holcombe
Evidence Charts
As a scientist, I am frustrated with the time it takes to distill review
articles into evidence for and against theories. As a citizen, I am
perennially dismayed by the triumphs of rhetoric over rational analysis and
reasons in forming public policy. As a teacher of scientific psychology, I
seek ways to help students think critically about theories and empirical
issues. Hal Pashler and I have created a website called EvidenceChart
(www.evidencechart.org) to help students, scientists, and citizens consider
the evidence for and against a proposition. An evidence chart is
essentially a table, with each column representing a theory or hypothesis,
and each row representing a piece of evidence. In the interior of the
table, where a theory and a piece of evidence meet, the author indicates
whether the corresponding piece of evidence supports or undermines the
corresponding theory, and why. The website provides additional
functionality to organise the material, facilitate contrarian thinking,
assist teachers preparing students to write an essay, and help scientists
review evidence. It is hoped that by creating tools such as this one,
academics can improve the standard of reasoning in science and ge
When: Mon Nov 15 1pm – 2:30pm Eastern Time - Melbourne, Sydney
Where: University of Sydney philosophy common room
Calendar: Current Projects
Who:
* [email protected] - creator
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