Train Your BS Meter for the Intelligence Age

Hosts: Mark Smith, Meg Smith👉For full Show Notes: https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/737A practical conversation on critical thinking in a noisy news cycle. The hosts unpack bias, truth detection, and source triangulation, then show how to set personal inputs, tune ad preferences, and use AI as a questioning coach. You get simple checks for risk, bias, and truth, plus resources to build daily habits that protect focus and decision quality.Join the private WhatsApp group for Q&A and community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/E0iyXcUVhpl9um7DuKLYEz🎙️ What you’ll learnApply a low, medium, high risk check before trusting informationUse source triangulation for travel, policy, and high-impact decisionsReduce algorithmic pull by auditing and adjusting ad interestsSpot common biases and set prompts that challenge your viewBuild a daily news routine that filters noise and highlights impact✅ Highlights“It’s really important… identifying and understanding how we measure or apply critical thinking.”“Who wants me to believe this? … Why do they want me to believe this?”“Control and even limit what you consume.”“Decide, is this a low, medium or high risk of me getting this wrong.”“We need to develop our truth sense.”“Act as my critical thinking coach… challenge my thinking one question at a time.”“Go one step further and ask it to explain it.”🧰 MentionedNexus (book) https://amzn.to/3Ks2ffqBlink (book) https://amzn.to/3VZFr9zTED Talks by Hans and Ola Rosling https://youtu.be/Sm5xF-UYgdg?si=CPEOyZ_lzzwJI3dXJacinda Ardern Video https://youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?si=8RdIG6g2oxA2rDNkConnect with the hostsMark Smith: Blog: https://www.nz365guy.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nz365guyMeg Smith: Blog: https://www.megsmith.nz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megsmithnzSubscribe, rate, and share with someone who wants to be future ready. Drop your questions in the comments or the WhatsApp group, and we may feature them in an upcoming episode.✅ Keywords: critical thinking, bias, confirmation bias, selective attention, frequency illusion, baader-meinhof, triangulation, truth, amygdala, advertising preferences, perplexity, whatsappMicrosoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith