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  • Course 2 of 4 in the Solving Complex Problems Specialization
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  • The second course of the specialization EVALUATING PROBLEMS will show you how humans think and how to utilize different disciplinary approaches to tackle problems more effectively. It advances your knowledge of your own field by teaching you to look at it in new ways.
  • EVALUATING PROBLEMS is constructed in the following way: Week I. ?Thinking about Thinking? ? How problem solving evolved in nature, how the mechanics of our brains work, and the psychological biases that can emerge when we think. Week II. ?Philosophy, Science, and Problem Solving? ? How humans have historically approached problem solving, from ancient times to the present. Week III. ?Approaching Problems in the Natural Sciences? ? How people in the natural sciences deconstruct problems. Week IV. ?Statistics and Problem Solving? ? How statistics can be used to evaluate problems and think critically. Week V. ?Approaching Problems in the Humanities? ? How people in the social sciences and humanities deconstruct problems. Week VI. ?Evaluating the Anthropocene? ? How to evaluate the problems of the Anthropocene.
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Curriculum

The Evolution of Problem Solving

Thinking About Thinking

Logic, Induction, and Deduction

Problem Solving in Nature

Understanding the Vertebrate Brain

The Human Brain

The Bias of our Brains

Evaluating Complex Problems

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Multiple Choice - Mod. 1

Short writing for Module 1: Epistemology, logic, and problem solving

Philosophy, Science, and Problem Solving

Science and Truth

Ancient Graeco-Roman Problem Solving

Traditional Chinese Philosophy and Problem Solving

Enlightenment Approaches to Problem Solving

The Limits of Scientific Truth

Complex Problems Beyond Science

Culture and Problem Solving

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Multiple Choice - Mod. 2

Short writing for Module 2: Introduction to the history and philosophy of science

Approaching Problems in the Natural Sciences

The Scientific Method

The World of the Very Large

The World of the Very Small

The World We Build

The Artificial Brain

The Uses of Science

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Multiple Choice - Mod. 3

Short writing for Module 3: Approaching problems in the natural sciences

Statistics and Problem Solving

Statistics and Problem Solving

Probability

Using Statistics Effectively

Statistics and Management

Statistics and Economic Theory

Navigating Complex Systems

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Multiple Choice - Mod. 4

Short writing for Module 4: Statistics and problem solving

Approaching Problems in the Humanities

Problem Solving in the Humanities

Historians and Problem Solving

Evidence and Criminal Investigations

Law, Negotiation, and Problem Solving

International Law and Problem Solving

The Creative Arts and Problem Solving

Problem Solving Across Cultures

Science and the Humanities

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Multiple Choice - Mod. 5

Short writing for Module 5: Approaching problems in the humanities

Evaluating the Anthropocene

The Problem of the Future

Human Complexity and Climate Stability

The Transition to a Sustainable Economy

Law and the Environment

The Politics of the Climate Crisis

The Nature of Artificial Intelligence

Evaluating the Anthropocene

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Multiple Choice - Mod. 6

Short writing for Module 6: Problem solving in the Anthropocene

Reflections after completing Course 2: Evaluating Problems

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