Additional resources: Ways of knowing
This page provides additional materials that could potentially be used to justify and analyze knowledge questions and knowledge claims when brainstorming and writing the TOK essay. While resources may be listed under a specific WOK, you can often connect them to other ways and areas. Be sure to properly cite any resources used in your essay.
Language
sense perception
reason
Article - 20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Your Decisions (Mental Floss)
Book - Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely Book - The Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely TED Talk - The art of choosing Podcast - Rationally Speaking Video - Why are fire engines red? (Monty Python) Video - Monkey Silly Song (Veggie Tales) |
emotion
Imagination
Intuition
Book - Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Article - 3 Reasons You Have to Trust Your Gut (Psychology Today) Podcast - Stuff You Should Know |
Faith
Memory
Article - To Boost Memory: Study, Wait, Then Exercise (NY Times)
Article - Making Learning Visible: Doodling Helps Memories Stick Article - Close your laptop. Handwriting could make you smarter. Article - 11 Unforgettable Games to Improve Your Memory Book - Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer Podcast - The Memory Palace |