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Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

Part One

Decision-making isn't easy
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How do you solve complex problems and make better decisions? Well, Dr. Kerry Bowman might be able to help. He’s a world-renowned ethicist and quite possibly the most interesting man in the world. Kerry took the time to join us in conversation to discuss the art of decision-making.

We’re featuring this podcast across all five Nature Labs subjects. You might not like every course you take in school, but they are all related. By listening to this podcast, hopefully you’ll better understand why.

  • What do you think defines good ethics?
  • Do we do a good enough job of considering ethics when we make decisions? Why or why not?
  • When we talk about ethics, do we realize different regions and different people hold different ethical values? How should we weigh different ethical standards when making decisions?
  • What are the social, cultural, economic and biological ramifications of including ethics in our decision-making processes? What are the ramifications if we don't?
  • What role should ethics play in research and storytelling?
  • How will you apply lessons learned in this story to this class and your life?

Part Two

THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES WILL HELP YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS YOU NEED TO LEARN IN THIS CLASS. YOUR TEACHER WILL SELECT WHICH ACTIVITIES YOU NEED TO COMPLETE BELOW.

The Art of Decision-Making

Think decisions are easy? Try your hand at reaching a consensus agreement between divergent stakeholders.

Problem Solving

Good stories don't start with an idea, but rather begin with a focused question that requires solving. * Recommended

Compare and Decide

There's no one right way to present research or tell a story. Compare and contrast different techniques to find what works best!

Part Three

HOW DOES THIS CLASS RELATE TO REAL-WORLD ISSUES?

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Chapters

Chapter One

The System of Things

Chapter Two

The Context of It All

Chapter Three

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

Chapter Five

Here’s How

Chapter Six

Your Turn

Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

Chapter Eight

Be Better

Chapter Nine

Own Your Hypocrisy

Chapter Ten

Keep Going

Chapter Eleven

One Last Thing

Chapter Twelve

The End (of the Beginning)