Critical Thinking: Does It Matter? | Bart Millar | TEDxYouth@SAS

In this talk, Bart Millar explores why people fall prey to bad ideas and the dangerous consequences of poor critical thinking. Drawing on history, psychology, and science, he highlights the thin line between being trusting and becoming a victim. Millar discusses historical and psychological phenomena—such as Ponzi schemes, groupthink, and the Dunning-Kruger effect—to explain why individuals think poorly (1:42). Ultimately, he shares simple tools like Occam's razor to demonstrate how anyone can cultivate critical thinking to combat misinformation and harmful societal trends (8:30).#CriticalThinking #Psychology #Education #TEDxTalk #Logic #CognitiveBias #DunningKruger #ProblemSolving #Skepticism #DecisionMaking