When the Economy Grows But Jobs Don't: The AI Boom
Is the AI boom genuinely different, or just early?
A worked model essay exploring the debate over AI productivity gains versus job creation, annotated with teacher analysis down the margin.
Critical Thinking & AI Literacy
Think it through
How can I tell if this is actually true? Practical mental tools and real-world case studies to test claims, deconstruct algorithmic framing, and evaluate arguments before you believe them.
Learn the Tools
A practical method for evaluating arguments, identifying cognitive blind spots, and testing truth claims.
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The Critical Thinking Toolkit: Seven Tools & One Checklist
"This is a set of tools you can use to test any claim, whether it comes from economics, science, politics, advertising, social media, or even an argument with your own family."
A set of practical mental tools you can use to test any claim, whether it comes from social media algorithms, news headlines, or scientific predictions.
Real-World Analysis
See the tools used on real arguments
Each case study takes one live, unsettled controversy where thoughtful experts look at the same evidence and reach different conclusions, and walks the toolkit through it with teacher margin annotations.
Did Phones Cause the Teen Mental-Health Crisis?
Same evidence, opposite conclusions: cause or coincidence?
A critical response to the Jonathan Haidt and Candice Odgers debate on smartphones, social media, and adolescent well-being, annotated with the thinking tool behind every paragraph.
Is “Ultra-Processed” the Problem?
Two trials, one label: how it's made, or what's in it?
A critical examination of the debate over ultra-processed food, examining NOVA categories, Kevin Hall’s NIH trial, and the 2025 UK trial with margin notes.
Algorithmic Agency
Judging AI is like judging anything
An AI answer can sound certain and still be entirely wrong. The same moves—asking "compared with what?", checking the baseline, and verifying primary evidence—are how we build resilience in the age of generative models.