Topics and lesson plans

• 1.1 Introduction and When Is Science Relevant
• 1.2 Share Reality
• 2.1 Senses and Instrumentation
• 2.2 Causation and Correlation
• 3.1 Systematic and Statistical Uncertainty
• 3.2 Signal and Noise
• 4.1 Finding Patterns in Random Noise
• 4.2 False Positives and Negatives
• 5.1 Scientific Optimism
• 5.2 Hill's Criteria
• 6.1 Probabilistic Reasoning
• 6.2 Calibration of Credence Levels
• 7.1 Orders of Understanding
• 7.2 Fermi Problems
• 8.1 Heuristics and Biases I
• 8.2 Heuristics and Biases II
• 9.1 Pathological Science
• 9.2 When Is Science Suspect
• 10.1 Confirmation Bias
• 10.2 Blind Analysis
• 11.1 Singular and General Causation
• 11.2 Grill the Guest
• 12.1 Wisdom of Crowds and Herd Thinking
• 12.2 Denver Bullet Study
• 13.1 Scenario Planning
• 13.2 Deliberative Polling
• 14.1 Design Project
• 14.2 Wrap Up