DAC Discussion

#1

Begin by reading the article How Limbic Capitalism Preys Upon Our Addicted Brains. (Courtwright, 2019)(https://quillette.com/2019/05/31/how-limbic-capita…), which is also available for download here as a PDF if you hit a paywall.

Then write your 150-word minimum initial post: do you agree or disagree with the points and arguments made by Courtwright? Specifically, why or why not? Before responding to two other students.

#2

Start by reading More and more women are now dying in childbirth, but only in America.(https://www.vox.com/2016/8/8/12001348/more-women-d…)

Next, post your viewpoint on the validity of the article with specific reasons why you think so. Talk about the graphs – are they well presented or not? Why or why not? Talk about the publication: is Vox a reputable source? Why or why not? Talk about the evidence supplied in the article – should you believe it? why or why not?

#3

Watch Treating Cancer with Bone and answer the following:

1. Why do treatments such as this seem to focus on early-stage cancers? (Minimum of 150-word response)

2. Would you take a drug developed for a different health issue to help control the spread of cancer? How might taking this drug affect the rest of your body? (Minimum of 70-word response)

3. What questions should you ask your healthcare provider before taking medication? (Minimum of 70-word response)

4. Under what circumstances would you join a medical research study? (Minimum of 50-word response)

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#4 minimum of 150 words and adequately address the above prompt

Please begin by watching these two short videos provide some extra guidance on what critical thinking is and how to apply it to problems, issues, and arguments:

This is an opportunity for you to think critically about the ethics of e-waste and present your opinions rooted in evidence.

In essence, critical thinking requires you to use your ability to reason. It is about being an active learner rather than a passive recipient of information.

Critical thinkers rigorously question ideas and assumptions rather than accepting them at face value. They will always seek to determine whether the ideas, arguments, and findings represent the entire picture and are open to learning that reality may be different than they first originally thought.

Critical thinkers will identify, analyze, and solve problems systematically rather than by intuition or instinct.