Product Details

• Actors: Brian Dunning
• Directors: Brian Dunning
• Writers: Brian Dunning
• Producers: Brian Dunning
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: CreateSpace
• DVD Release Date: July 3, 2008
• Run Time: 41 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001CB153C
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,059 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Here Be Dragons is a 40 minute video introduction to critical thinking. It is suitable for general audiences and is licensed for free distribution and public display. Most people fully accept paranormal and pseudoscientific claims without critique as they are promoted by the mass media. Here Be Dragons offers a toolbox for recognizing and understanding the dangers of pseudoscience, and appreciation for the reality-based benefits offered by real science. Here Be Dragons is written and presented by Brian Dunning, host and producer of the Skeptoid podcast, author of Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena, and Executive Producer of The Skeptologists.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great intro to critical thinking, July 14, 2008

By	Sarah Starr "TheStoryInYourEyes" (Torrington, CT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This video would be great to use in a classroom with young people, to teach them how to think straight when they are bombarded by misinformation from TV, unscrupulous practitioners, or simply friends or family who just don't know any better. Brian Dunning has an engaging delivery and speaks in understandable terms about these issues. There is also a great explanation of what a valid controlled clinical trial consists of, which is very illuminating in that it shows how much effort is needed to overcome the false perceptions and placebo effects that are the reason the supplement and "alt med" industries stay in business and have so many people who swear by their questionable remedies.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent intro to the process of critical thinking, July 14, 2008

By	Denzil Burriss "Denzil" (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Brian Dunning has created an excellent resource for teaching the basics of critical thinking.

Here Be Dragons is a classroom appropriate alternative to Penn and Teller's: BS that creates a compelling case for science-based exploration of the natural world.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Critical Thinking Primers , July 14, 2008

By	Michael A. Bohler "Mike B." (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found this video quite informitive and has helped me better understand the critical thinking process.
Mr. Dunning uses real world situations and then disects the logic behind these in a easy to understand language.

This video is a must have for anyone interested in critical thinking