Kathy Gibbens

Filter It Through a Brain Cell

Education EN ↓ 365 episodes

Can you recognize bad thinking, manipulative advertising and tricky arguments when you see them? How about your kids - how will they know whether the memes they're seeing on social media are really true? Critical thinking is the most important skill you can have when you’re living in a world that seems to have lost its mind. Everyone out there is trying to tell you WHAT to think, I want to teach you HOW to think! In every episode, I’m exposing the logical fallacies & cognitive biases being used by advertisers, politicians, influencers, news outlets, social media memes, and maybe even your own...

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Kathy Gibbens

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340. The Affect Heuristic | Critical Thinking for Middle & High School 09.02.2026 13:58

Should you trust your gut feeling?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can p...

338. The Disposition Effect | Critical Thinking for Teens 02.02.2026 7:18

Would you rather get a win or avoid a loss?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how...

337. The Ostrich Effect Bias | Logic for Kids 26.01.2026 11:08

Avoiding bad news doesn't make it go away!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how y...

336. The Illusion of Transparency Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens 22.01.2026 8:28

News flash: other people can't read your mind!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's h...

335. The Attentional Bias | Logic for Middle and High School 19.01.2026 8:07

Ever wonder why we remember certain things but not others?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/cr...

334. The Steelmanning Technique | Critical Thinking for Teens 15.01.2026 12:53

Here's a simple technique to help your slow your brain down so that you aren't letting biases sneak in!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines...

333. How do I start teaching critical thinking to my kids? 12.01.2026 14:52

Here's how to start teaching critical thinking to your kids! Links mentioned in this episode: The Homeschool Co-Op Resource Bundle: Find it here The Fallacy Detective Book: Find it on Amazon here The Tuttle Twins Books: Biases and Fallacies The Introduction to Logic workbook:  www. Masterbooks.com Train Your Brain video class: www.onlinechristiancourses.com For the younger kids, The Cognitive...

339. The Projection Bias | Logic for Middle and High Schoolers 08.01.2026 8:52

Why do we tend to assume other people feel the same way about things that we do?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritth...

332. The Hard-Easy Effect Bias | Cognitive Bias for Teens 08.12.2025 10:12

You'll get to hear how I experienced this Bias myself just a few months ago!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroug...

331. The IKEA Effect Bias | Logic for Teens 04.12.2025 8:52

If you've ever put together a piece of furniture from Ikea, you'll relate to this bias!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.fil...

330. The Hot Hand Fallacy Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens 01.12.2025 8:18

Have you ever seen someone who seems to be on a "hot streak"? Check out how our brains interpret it!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headline...

329: The Barnum Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle and High Schoolers 24.11.2025 12:30

Why do people fall for vague statements like those in horoscopes and fortune-telling?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filte...

328. The Mere Exposure Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle School 20.11.2025 13:18

Ever wondered why politicians put out SO. Many. Signs. while they're campaigning?    Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.fil...

327. The Just-World Hypothesis Bias | Biases for Students 17.11.2025 7:58

Do we always deserve the outcomes we get in life?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here'...

326. The Frog Pond Effect | Critical Thinking for Teens 13.11.2025 7:19

Social comparison can make us see ourselves inaccurately!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/cra...

325. Can you name the fallacy and the bias in this real-life example? 10.11.2025 10:49

See if you can name the fallacy and the bias in this real-life conversation!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroug...

324. The Fading Affect Bias | Logic for Teens 03.11.2025 9:12

What a relief that we don't have to feel as mortified years after tripping in the hall as we did the day it happened!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles &a...

323. The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect | Biases for Teens 30.10.2025 8:37

If we can easily recognize when a media source gets something wrong in an area we know a lot about, shouldn't that make us question the other things it's telling us?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice crit...

322. The Authority Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle and High School 27.10.2025 9:38

Why do our brains put so much trust in what people in authority tell us? Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell...

321. The Bikeshedding Bias | Logic for Middle & High School 23.10.2025 9:03

Why do we seem to get hung up on trivial matters while glossing over difficult, more important ones?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines : &...

320. Apophenia | Critical Thinking for Teens 20.10.2025 10:05

Have you ever noticed the 'Man in the Moon'? This explains why we see faces in unexpected places! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www....

319. The Streisand Effect | Critical Thinking for Students 13.10.2025 8:13

Why does trying to hide something just make people want to find it even more? Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthrough...

318. The Google Effect Bias | Biases for Teens 09.10.2025 7:11

As I like to say: Critical thinking is some of the hardest work you'll do, which is why so few people do it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :...

317. The Hostile Media Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens 06.10.2025 9:45

We're not really that good about recognizing unbiased news when it's about something we feel strongly about! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :...

316: The Naïve Realism Bias | How to Recognize Biases 02.10.2025 10:53

Why do we assume we're the one who sees things correctly?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/cra...