The Cosmos Podcast

How to think critically


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COVID-19, climate change, renewable energies... we have to make tough decisions every day and it isn't always easy. No matter how much evidence we have, we need to put thought into the actual “thought process” of critical decision making

Forget the complexity of science, how exactly do we make thoughtful, critical decisions that could affect our lives?

Today, Cosmos journalist Dr Deborah Devis talks to Professor Steve Begg from the University of Adelaide. He is an expert in decision-making under uncertainty, asset and portfolio economic evaluations, and psychological and judgmental factors that impact these, particularly eliciting expert opinion and uncertainty assessment.

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