Tag: critical thinking

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy reflects on a thought-provoking opinion article published by Fox News that challenges a long-held assumption in education: that a 4.0 GPA automatically signals academic mastery. Drawing from the article and his own experience as an educator, Randy explores how grades have increasingly come…

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy Black takes a deep dive into one of the most influential and unconventional podcasts in independent media — No Agenda with Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak. Known for their sharp analysis of media narratives, political messaging, and cultural trends, Curry and Dvorak…

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy Black dives into one of the most fascinating and unexpected challenges hidden inside modern democracy: the mathematics of voting systems. Inspired by the Veritasium video Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible, the episode explores how even well-designed democratic systems contain unavoidable contradictions, tradeoffs, and…

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy takes a closer look at Wikipedia and the enormous impact it has had on the way people access and share information online. As part of the NAPODPOMO 2025 challenge, he explores the history and mission of Wikipedia, the collaborative model that allows volunteers…